Godey's Ladies Cards Victorian Playing Cards cast iron animal The front side of the

The front side of the slate is solid black

For certain it has age to it

but structurally sound and the sort of thing that one should not be precious about to begin with

There is a chip in the wood at the point of the blade

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Godey's Ladies Cards Victorian Playing Cards cast iron animal The front side of theHere is fun double deck set of Godeys Ladies cards, made by King Press, c. late 1920s. "Godeys Ladies" references Godeys Ladys Book, a the hugely popular Civil War magazine published in Philadelphia, by Louis A. Godey from 18301878, which contained poetry, articles, and engravings created by prominent writers and other artists of the time. The magazine was best known for the hand tinted fashion plate that appeared at the start of each issue, which