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Collection: Carlson Fable Collection

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Fox and Grapes Scissors

1900? Scissors with one serrated edge showing foxes straining upward for grapes on each handle. 5¾" long and 2" wide. $15.50 from Richard Smith, Jr., Oak Ridge, NJ, through Ebay, Sept., '00.

Am I correct in presuming that this is a grape…

Large Children's Scrap Book Album with FC cover

1885? Large Children's Scrap Book Album with FC cover.

So far, I have found one large (11¼" x 14") scrap book album with a golden, grape, and black cover depicting FC. It came with some nice old scraps inside. $25 from Tim Smith, Clinton, MA,…

Sugar Cubes

2007? Package of "Erstein Sucre enveloppé." Les Fables de La Fontaine. 192 packets of two sugar cubes, each packet wrapped in a paper illustrating a fable. I kilogram package, 5¾" x 4" x 3". Unknown source.

I remember marveling over this…

Sun Catcher Featuring TH

2015 Sun Catcher Featuring TH. Chinese. Orcara. Unknown source.

It takes very little sunshine to get this tortoise to move his oversized head! According to web resources, Orcara is a Chinese toy manufacturer that produces a diverse range of…

Thimble

1970? Seven French sterling "Fables of La Fontaine" thimbles, likely produced by Lenain in the 1970's. Six for $360 from Industrial-Blonde, Houston, TX, through Ebay, May, '19. Bertrand (monkey) and Raton (cat) thimble for $52.51 from Alpha Gold…

Thimble Wolf Turned Shepherd

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Thimble Two Pigeons

Thimble Tortoise and Hare

Thimble Wolf and Lamb

Thimble Milkmaid

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