Columbia University 1910 Murad Tobacco Silk Runner, Framed wooden toy whose signature appears on two

whose signature appears on two

There are a few scratches in the glass and scuffs of the surface

I believe from either the German Schwarzwald mountain region in southwestern Germany

I'd wear it as the pendant on a necklace (this egg screws tight to keep the chick secure inside)

Columbia University 1910 Murad Tobacco Silk Runner, Framed wooden toy whose signature appears on twoI purchased this piece because I loved the image of this pink cheeked runner in his white outfit and those brown shoes that don't look especially great for running! I've since learned this is a collegiate tobacco silk; dating to the early 1910s, these silks were issued by Murad cigarettes to entice smokers, college students specifically, to buy their cigarettes. For each college or university targeted, they issued a set of 10 of these depicting