Graphically Satisfying and Creatively Useful Chicago Curtain Stretcher Co. Hostess Doily Stretcher vintage color chart There is a visible split

There is a visible split in the surface of the wood on the head of the axe/hatchet

with a couple of dark lines along the right edge

The wood on the dog side is a bit lighter in color

3 1/16" t x 1 3/4" w and in excellent vintage condition

and the roof lifts off should one wish to store some animals inside for the winter

Graphically Satisfying and Creatively Useful Chicago Curtain Stretcher Co. Hostess Doily Stretcher vintage color chart There is a visible splitImagine a time when people women, largely were so committed to having crisp and perfectly round doilies that they would own a board like patented in 1940 by the Chicago Curtain Stretcher Co. and sold at Montgomery Ward. Easier. More effective and efficient than ironing, apparently; a necessity for the perfect hostess the name would imply. But maybe, when husbands were at the office, women got together and threw darts at it! Now, quite a excellent