Rayo Card Co. Pyramid Solitaire Card Game c. 1907 silhouette puppet This large hand thrown ceramic

This large hand thrown ceramic vase features bold

but as they are of the same ilk--both made in the Soviet Union in the 1930s or so--and seem well suited to one another

The group in full includes 4 different locomotives (two painted black

Scratches and dings all over

Malta's work

Rayo Card Co. Pyramid Solitaire Card Game c. 1907 silhouette puppet This large hand thrown ceramicThe design of these Rayo Card Co. Pyramid Solitaire cards is so good, and so contemporary, I almost can't believe they exist and date to 1907. But indeed they do, and the instructions, though taped together, are still here with them, with a note that players should keep track of winning combinations and mail them by May 1, 1913 to the Rayo Card Co. c o Columbia Trust Company at 135 Broadway, NYC! 45 of the original 46 cards are here (the Yellow