Great Early Stone Fruit Bruised Peach and Blushing Apricot fancy pin cusion with light aging to the

with light aging to the copper and some rusting/scratching to the tin

which operated from 1859 to 1899--so the toy is well over a hundred years old

it closed in 2011

the box of cards 6 1/2"x 5 7/8" x 3/4"

Great Early Stone Fruit Bruised Peach and Blushing Apricot fancy pin cusion with light aging to theI never paid much attention to stone (marble) fruit until seeing an incredibly fine (and very expensive) antique sliced pear with seeds not long ago, which got me looking closely, and put me on the hunt. And then I found this peach, looking perfectly bruised and on the verge of beginning to rot, which has really made me understand what the fuss is about, and I am really rather obsessed with it! Photos capture the coloration well, with fantastic