Tender Group of Four 1943 Handmade War Effort Red Dime Collection Bags radiant painting the wood is worn smooth

the wood is worn smooth with a bit of a sheen

A truly charming handmade wood painted ow

quiet and tender

with three dancing clowns in ballooning pants on one side

what I especially love about this are the doodles at either end

Tender Group of Four 1943 Handmade War Effort Red Dime Collection Bags radiant painting the wood is worn smoothFinding little things like these make me really happy; I might be inclined to frame them in a grid like this or else to deliver valentine's treats in them! I am sure they were a WW2 effort, and I believe most likely a school effort, as it was common for school children to save and collect dimes to buy war bonds, with some wartime propaganda directly geared to school aged children encouraging them to do exactly that. (I'd think the "group 5" on the