Charmingly Crude 1907 Topsy Turvy Ink Drawn Portraits DRGM dexterity game an American toy manufacturing company

an American toy manufacturing company established by Frank E

And it is stunning

The idea of a sit down dinner party seems a remote notion as a post these during Corona lockdown

12" tall x 2 5/8" wide x 1 7/8" deep and in very good condition

Charmingly Crude 1907 Topsy Turvy Ink Drawn Portraits DRGM dexterity game an American toy manufacturing companyOne sees "topsy turvies" like this now and then which read one way right side up, and another upside down; most often I've seen them as printed images, but occasionally hand drawn versions, too, as here, though I don't think I've ever seen four together. And what I especially love about this is that the drawings just barely achieve their intended double faced natures requiring one to extend a certain generosity toward the drawings, and their maker, in