Fred Lant's 1898 Hand-carved Folk Art Clock Dial gift for maker (Plus of course I like

(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

adding to its modern feel

I would guess 1920s-40s

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

and orange next to their toes and tails

Fred Lant's 1898 Hand-carved Folk Art Clock Dial gift for maker (Plus of course I likeI'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