French Red and White Darning Sampler with Out of Order Alphabet wooden souvenir ) Below their outstretched hands

) Below their outstretched hands are the tiny gladiators sparring away with their swords and shields and helmets

The two blades pull all of the way out and then close back up with ease and stay tight

Head is about 3" tall

as do the markers

Really a nice one

French Red and White Darning Sampler with Out of Order Alphabet wooden souvenir ) Below their outstretched handsI'm forever ogling antique darning samplers, especially very old Dutch ones, which are just exquisite (and very very dear.) This French one, done by a 14 year old Chantal Cheviot (signed on the edging on reverse) in the earlyish 20th century I would guess, is not one of those but I really like in other ways, including for the out of order alphabet, the reason for which I have no idea! The darning exercises on the bottom half were truly that one can