Fred Lant's 1898 Hand-carved Folk Art Clock Dial gift for maker There are a few lighter

There are a few lighter striations on one side of the back

(Plus of course I like that the clock perpetually reads 4:02 or so—corresponding to just a beat after I always post new listings

so how wonderful to find this set of antique Chinese domino cards

it could either be hung on the wall or used as a rug--I'd especially love it as the first thing one crosses walking in the door

it's holding up and on just fine

Fred Lant's 1898 Hand-carved Folk Art Clock Dial gift for maker There are a few lighterI've always got an eye out for folk art clock dials like this, which I believe would have been used for teaching learning how to read time on a clock. I love the simple earnestness of this one, and that it is shaped like the silhouette of a house, and especially those cut tin hands of the dial, the elongated form of which I think lends a certain elegance and grace to the whole thing. The roman numerals of the dial appear to have been incised then