Colorful & elegant, this Lion Coffee card is a cool reminder of a season's virtues while the back of the card presents a rare frontal view of the Woolson Spice Lion.
While most toys these days are plastic and mass-produced, the toy in this image was probably wood and hand-made.
For additional information, the Arnold Collection recommends
"All About Victorian Toys" by the Chertsey Museum Education Service of the Runnymede Borough Museum. This is a British PDF document with values quoted on pounds.
A Google image search reveals a number of Victorian wooden horse & cart toys similar to the one portrayed in the Lion card above:
While most toys these days are plastic and mass-produced, the toy in this image was probably wood and hand-made.
For additional information, the Arnold Collection recommends
A Google image search reveals a number of Victorian wooden horse & cart toys similar to the one portrayed in the Lion card above:
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