Charm Our Eyes! Scarce and Marvelous Riedel, Nuremberg Mechanical Valentine c. 1830s treen letter opener it appears Ito be covered

it appears Ito be covered with a couple of layers of paint--I think first entirely painted red

Cards measure 3 5/16" x 2 1/8”

it would be easy to tie a string or ribbon around the end and hang it from the wall just to admire it

It seems possible this box

Late 19th/early 20th c I believe

Charm Our Eyes! Scarce and Marvelous Riedel, Nuremberg Mechanical Valentine c. 1830s treen letter opener it appears Ito be coveredAmazing! I love going to Brimfield, but occasions of finding true treasures digging through boxes in far corners happens less and less and less. But then this, and a second early mechanical valentine also listed today the sorts of lucky finds that keeps me ever hopeful. This is quite a rare one, an early mechanical valentine, published by Riedel in Nuremberg, Germany, for English export, 1830s. I have found one reference to this particular valentine,