Charm Our Eyes! Scarce and Marvelous Riedel, Nuremberg Mechanical Valentine c. 1830s horse small files and screw drivers

small files and  screw drivers

I love the idea of these as a wedding gift (individual portraits in each

The bowl measures 3 3/4" tall x 5 1/2" at widest diameter

of Detroit

7 9/16" l x 2 1/8" d x 3 3/16" t and in very good condition

Charm Our Eyes! Scarce and Marvelous Riedel, Nuremberg Mechanical Valentine c. 1830s horse small files and screw driversAmazing! I love going to Brimfield, but occasions of finding true treasures digging through boxes in far corners happens less and less and less. But then this, and a second early mechanical valentine also listed today the sorts of lucky finds that keeps me ever hopeful. This is quite a rare one, an early mechanical valentine, published by Riedel in Nuremberg, Germany, for English export, 1830s. I have found one reference to this particular valentine,