Early, Fine, German Froebel Kindergarten Paper Weaving Album (Accordion Fold) beveled glass large wooden knobs

large wooden knobs

Larger measures 7 1/8" long x 2 3/8" widest x 7/8" deep

which would be used to tag deliveries of freshly caught fish to the businesses that would sell them--in this case Chas

white and blue silk thread (now pink

This rambling rose

Early, Fine, German Froebel Kindergarten Paper Weaving Album (Accordion Fold) beveled glass large wooden knobsNot one but two complete Froebel kindergarten albums today, which I chose to list side by side as they complement each other wonderfully this one German, c. 1880s I believe, showcasing paper weaving, and the other American, c. 1890s, showcasing the exercises of paper pricking and thread drawing, very very finely in both cases. Both are clearly the work of kindergarten teachers, showing mastery of the exercises and materials, and tremendous dexterity