1914 WW1 Folk Art House Shaped Match Dispenser + Striker pinback great cutout bunny and bear

great cutout bunny and bear and trees

Framed: 12 1/4" x 10 1/4"

It seems quite possible the last two rows were samples done by a mother or teacher as examples

and making this George Washington seem as if he's been hanging around for a very long time

1914 WW1 Folk Art House Shaped Match Dispenser + Striker pinback great cutout bunny and bearA lot of history housed in this great little match dispenser striker house, with the August 1914 painted across both long sides marking the month that World War I began. (On August 1, Germany declared war on Russia; three days later they invaded Belgium in order to attack France, which led to a British declaration of war on Germany on August 4.) The painted roof of the house I presume represent the colors of Germany and France on one side, and England