Set of Five Handmade Crayon Decorated Valentines carnival sign corner to corner: 5" x

corner to corner: 5" x 3 5/8" x 1 3/4" t

3 5/16 x 2 1/4 x 7/8 and in truly excellent condition

I might think late 19th century on both drawing and frame but am not completely certain

) Quite special feeling

Set of Five Handmade Crayon Decorated Valentines carnival sign corner to corner: 5" xI always feel lucky when I manage to snag some old handmade valentines, and these boldly crayon colored ones, with hearts and flowers everywhere, are real charmers. The name Elsie Metz appears on most as the recipient, but what I took at first for dates are I think instead maybe coded names for the senders! (i. e. 19 5 12 would mean S E L???? or some such?) A couple of these are double layered, opening to messages inside; otherwise messages are on the