Russell Bookcrafts Hitchin, Vintage Paper/Dollhouse Wallpaper Samples antique wooden frame or maybe stick into to

or maybe stick into to the neck of a bottle or vase like a flower

complete with brown felt pads on the bottom

Spatula: 7 7/8" long x 2 1/8" wide x 5/8" deep

is signed at the bottom but I am uncertain of its maker

with light cracking of the paint visible on arms and white belly and a few scuff marks here and there

Russell Bookcrafts Hitchin, Vintage Paper/Dollhouse Wallpaper Samples antique wooden frame or maybe stick into toI purchased these little booklets of paper samples along with a few stray wallpaper samples from a seller in Maine who often has great dollhouse furniture, so am thinking they were likely used by someone for selecting paper to use in a dollhouse. A little research reveals that Russell Bookcrafts Hitchin was located in Bedfordshire, England, and published numbers books and catalogues related to all aspects of bookbinding, looks like from about 1950