C. 1940 Conserve Our Natural Resources Cut Paper Collage, Framed wooden cutout santa with heart at the center

with heart at the center of the back and pretty riotous fabric covering the seat

but the skull side is in very good shape

and that electrified looking cat

with no notable holes

these loosely stitched around the top and also with an old holding them firmly in place

C. 1940 Conserve Our Natural Resources Cut Paper Collage, Framed wooden cutout santa with heart at the centerI love this one so much, for the method and the message equally. At first I thought it was a printed poster, but close looking reveals that it is a marvelously executed collage, with each letter and banner and individual star carefully cut from red white or blue construction type paper and adhered to the tan colored backing paper. A note on the back dates it to 1941 or so a surprise, as I might have guessed early 1970s (with the lettering having a bit