Preacher (?) on Doorstep, Lamont, Oklahoma, Antique Real Photo Postcard unusual antique splint basket Stamped ''EWA'' and "Made in'Vienna

Stamped ''EWA'' and "Made in'Vienna

Pins are 2 5/8" tall

My guess is that it is a mitering tool of some sort

I love the hand-painted faces and brass buttoned blue jackets on these vintage wooden sea captain nesting dolls--plus the short white pant legs and black boots peeking out below those jackets

Thin in places and thick in others

Preacher (?) on Doorstep, Lamont, Oklahoma, Antique Real Photo Postcard unusual antique splint basket Stamped ''EWA'' and "Made in'ViennaI'm assuming this man is a preacher, and that it is a bible held tightly in his grip, but I don't know for certain; I suppose he could be a door to door salesman! In any event, he certainly looks like a man on a mission, and to me the look on his face suggests he is contemplating his next move. I really love how he is framed by the four painted posts on the porch, with door and window behind, and also how the step down is cropped just out of the image