Endlessly Unfolding Red Leather Portfolio of 79 1850s-60s Hand-embroidered Lace Samples angry man And the result of multiplying

And the result of multiplying 7 with the number on the opposite side of the dial is revealed underneath the "X" on the arrow

Spelling out words and names in pins is something one sometimes sees on early pin cushions

I especially love the tin foil windows

A few die-cut decoupage elements on the slate gray painted sides

U is a pretty good one

Endlessly Unfolding Red Leather Portfolio of 79 1850s-60s Hand-embroidered Lace Samples angry man And the result of multiplying(Forgive the not very good photos of this one which is also too long to capture in one photo.) I'm finding myself these days drawn to opposite extremes very "primitive" things at one end, and exquisitely, skillfully, laboriously crafted at the other, with this red leather folio sampler showing 79 examples of hand embroidered " appenzeller" lace created 1850 60, a prime example of the latter. Can you imagine? I purchased this from a favorite treasure