Four Hearts from Eugene to Charlie, Antique PA Folded Paper Love Token rhyming to whom this hand-painted one

to whom this hand-painted one

Ink clear and strong and totally readable throughout

in the nice old wooden frame I found it in

or even a tusk-less walrus

13 1/2" in diameter and in good antique condition on both side

Four Hearts from Eugene to Charlie, Antique PA Folded Paper Love Token rhyming to whom this hand-painted oneFirst of all, I love that this valentine was gifted from a Eugene (Britzer) to a Charlie (Kulp, I believe). Second, I love it because I like to think Eugene was applying his Froebel kindergarten paper folding skills to making it (the paper from which it was made certainly suggests that was so). But the addition of those four perfect red hearts made it his own. And what a perfectly resolved thing which could be a Christmas time love token too! Small