Set of 21 Early Fortune Telling Cards with Great Graphics (+ One Extra) carved wooden letter giving it lots of life

giving it lots of life

I am not sure how old they are or who made them as I haven't found any others quite like them

With the crisp angled flap completing it just right formally when turned up

and this one bridges the gap--an 18th century engraving

it's a lot of fun to use--and with super 1980s shiny spattered glazing

Set of 21 Early Fortune Telling Cards with Great Graphics (+ One Extra) carved wooden letter giving it lots of lifeI've tried but not found an exact match out there of this set of cards, which I purchased from a good paper dealer in New Hampshire. Clearly a Lenormand sort of fortune telling deck, and perhaps closest in manner to a "Kladderadatsch" pack produced by Frommann & Bnte in Darmstadt, Germany, circa 1875 though on these small cards are just images, which makes them feel a step closer to Teuila fortune telling cards, introduced in 1899. Anyway, I believe