Rare and Brilliant! 1867 Crandall's Acrobats (Set of Four) in Original Box collectible with great detail to the

with great detail to the carving of the marble

There is a fascinating history of wax modeling on the British blog

2 1/4" tall x 1 9/16" w  wide x 3/8" thick and in very good

>>one features text that is fairly loose and pretty light

Sampler itself measures 8 15/16" l x 4 3/8" t

Rare and Brilliant! 1867 Crandall's Acrobats (Set of Four) in Original Box collectible with great detail to theCharles Martin Crandall of Montrose, PA was an early American toy maker and produced some quite singular, and quite fabulous toys, especially notable for their use of a tongue and groove system for joining pieces. This Acrobats set, patented in 1867 and produced throughout the 1870s, makes exuberant and inventive use of that tongue and groove system, with a million different possibilities for configuring them, as every head or torso, arm or leg, can