Into the Oven, Beautiful Antique Occupational Real Photo Postcard folk art birds I've found one or two

I've found one or two others like this antique hand-painted silk apple pin cushion over time

but I find these all the more charming for the staccato of the fluff

which gives it a nice shine

and for including a complete set of prints showing the completed images for five of the sides

it's pretty great

Into the Oven, Beautiful Antique Occupational Real Photo Postcard folk art birds I've found one or twoQuite an intense looking trio here in their whites surrounded by white tiled walls. Definitely it is an oven they are feeding this long tray into, but I am not entirely certain what is on that tray. The one at center looks to be holding the substance of whatever they are firing in his hands, rolled into balls. Dough? Clay? Looks more industrial than edible to me and their pants are plenty stained. Whatever the case, quite a striking image I think,