Ralph Anderson's Antique Red Yarn House Drawing marbles in pouch Ramp walkers were made in

Ramp walkers were made in the form of a variety of characters

and a half-circle of black with a purple star inside for the nose

Examples like this one

but failed at several others attempted--definitely one could invest many hours of focused effort in mastering all of these

12 1/2” x 8” overall

Ralph Anderson's Antique Red Yarn House Drawing marbles in pouch Ramp walkers were made inAlong with paper weavings, yarn drawings like this were a popular kindergarten exercise in the late 19th early 20th century, and this simple freehand house done by 5 year old Ralph Anderson is about my favorite I've seen. Just the perfect amount of non linearity to that door and those windows and chimneys. And the back may be even better. 4 1 2" x 3 3 4" and in very good condition with a little scattered staining on the reverse.