YMCA, Dec 25, 1919, Unusual Antique Type-Stamped Solid Lead Miniature Folk Art Book wispy mostly wool from what I

mostly wool from what I can tell

indicating the subject of the scroll was the Thirteen Buddhist dieties (though it also seems possible more than one scroll had a life in this box

this would I think make just about the best gift ever

which have become my favorite type of photographs

Enough for one full layer plus nine extras remain in this set (plus two diamond shapes that I believe landed here from a different set

YMCA, Dec 25, 1919, Unusual Antique Type-Stamped Solid Lead Miniature Folk Art Book wispy mostly wool from what IThis one is very much of the ilk of a miniature folk art book carved of marble or stone, but instead is made of solid lead (and as such can be used to draw with, like a pencil!) I have no knowledge of its connection to the YMCA on Christmas in 1919, but those were the fairly early years of the YMCA in the United States, with the organization providing a wide array of programs services to diverse populations. I have found a fair number of old YMCA