Wonderful Antique Handmade Jacob's Ladder Toy with Great Papers and Striped Cloth Ribbon vintage shell game whose recently deceased father had

whose recently deceased father had been an architect and great collector

she immediately made me think of Emily Dickinson

all laboriously rendered in tiny glass seed beads

Tons of photos because I love her so much

Wonderful Antique Handmade Jacob's Ladder Toy with Great Papers and Striped Cloth Ribbon vintage shell game whose recently deceased father hadTotal joy finding this one, a 19th century handmade Jacob's Ladder, made with a wonderful combination of papers covering the boards, and striped woven ribbons holding them together. Also known as magic tablets and click clack toys, Jacob's ladders are classic folk toys; by holding the top card and flipping it forward, each subsequent card then flips over to the next position, creating a (really quite magical and mesmerizing) cascading illusion. Works