Antique Odd Fellows Mesh Mask with Original Elastic Strap folk art coin bank There is a piece of

There is a piece of brass hardware on one side that could have been a later addition to prevent the cheat

and super sturdy

this is a perfect set to play with as well as to admire--and  it's quite a nice thing to have the choice of straight or bent hook depending on the form of the jack straw one is trying to lift

probably for a home economics sort of class

I have not found another like her or been able to trace her maker

Antique Odd Fellows Mesh Mask with Original Elastic Strap folk art coin bank There is a piece ofI continue to grab these when I come across them which is increasingly rarely it seems as I continue to find them such evocative things, including for literally carrying the facial imprints of Odd Fellows long gone into the present and future. I also like that the faces on these antique homemade ones often look quite goofy this one, to me, a bit as if just having feasted and now wearing a happy, satiated smile! With red painted lips and cheeks, black