Barbour's Irish Flax Thread Hand-reading Victorian Era Trade Card old wood Just looking at this one

Just looking at this one

4 7/8" tall x 1 5/8" diameter

such that the arms and legs can be manipulated some

I think this pair of wooden tabletop frames are just the right mix of elegant and crafty--not over the top

I think they're just so beautiful

Barbour's Irish Flax Thread Hand-reading Victorian Era Trade Card old wood Just looking at this oneHow could I resist a trade card that also delivered fortunes based on the shape of one's hand?! I think it's really great looking on the front with this fan formed by hands and shells on the corners, and then on the back we learn that the "spatulate hand" indicates an often tyrannical disposition, while pointy hands mean love of beauty (though excessive imagination!) and then all sorts of details about square hands including reading of the lines of