Pair of 1930s Cockcroft Hand-painted Floral Plates: Two Lilies standup horsehair barbers brush and some scratching to the

and some scratching to the surface of the wood on the back of the box

and a piece of black striking paper still in the frame (which has a slit at top should one want to remove it and replace it with something else

I've become pretty enamored of old wooden trucks and trains (in addition to everything else

preserved beetle

distilled iteration of the tool I've seen

Pair of 1930s Cockcroft Hand-painted Floral Plates: Two Lilies standup horsehair barbers brush and some scratching to theI knew nothing of Cockcroft plates when I found these, I just thought they were lovely and beautifully done, clearly hand painted and also very cheerful! With a quick search I learned these were made by Edith Varian Cockcroft (American 1881 1962), and that her plates are quite a known and collected thing. These probably date to the 1930s or so, and Id guess were once two of a dinner set. I must say I like these two as much as anyothers Ive found