Hard-A-Port Cut Plug Lovely Ladies Playing Cards, c. 1890 carved boot silhouette Finland and the Kola Peninsula

Finland and the Kola Peninsula

he moved to Wisconsin to establish his studio in Johnson Creek and opened his gallery in the fall of 2002

From top to bottom in the first photo

It's  a fairly delicate thing but the wings still raise and beak opens if you raise its tail

This is a striking

Hard-A-Port Cut Plug Lovely Ladies Playing Cards, c. 1890 carved boot silhouette Finland and the Kola PeninsulaReally fun, and very rare (I found a complete deck that sold at auction for $1400), here are 6 Hard A Port Cut Plug tobacco insert playing cards, which date to 1890 or so and were manufactured by Moore & Calvi Tobacco Company. Sad of course not to to have a full deck, but these six alone represent quite the cast of characters! The backs are great too, blue on cream cream stock, with the Hard A Port sailor logo at center. Cards measure 3 7 8" x 2 5