Unusual Victorian Hair Mourning Buttons educational toys and then adhered to the

and then adhered to the wooden base

Substantial

Long rectangular chips measure 2 3/16" x 13/16"

The map would have been done by him in a geography class as a student

Unusual Victorian Hair Mourning Buttons educational toys and then adhered to theI've never seen the likes of these, which I believe are Victorian mourning buttons, made with blonde hair encased in finely wrapped and knotted blue cord and thread, silk I believe. One presumes these were made to be sewn to a garment perhaps like toggles on a shawl or coat but I'm not entirely sure. Whatever the case, quite unusual as far as I know, and feeling like literal capsules of another time (and specific person!), which could easily be strung