Italy: Gorgeous c. 1840 Ink and Watercolor Hand-drawn Map vintage glove stretchers probably made by a father

probably made by a father or grandfather

I believe tin cutouts like this were sometime used as quilt templates

The year 1965 and "Japan" are carved on the bottom

Photos do not do this justice

this is just product of lighting

Italy: Gorgeous c. 1840 Ink and Watercolor Hand-drawn Map vintage glove stretchers probably made by a fatherI forever have an eye out for hand drawn maps of all sorts, and especially ink and watercolor ones of this ilk, which I believe were done in school as part of geography class (can you imagine?!) These (this is one of five I am listing) I purchased from a seller near to me in Massachusetts, who dates them to 1840 or so based on a map of the United States done by the same person, which included Texas Territory (Texas became a state in 1845). To me these