White on Black Double-sided, Hand-painted Scorekeeping Numbers - A Pair stone carved figure beginning with January 1885 and

beginning with January 1885 and progressing through to May 1888

The only challenge about it is that nearly all of what I believe are the original strings are still attached

and what won my heart

I found myself understanding its content

this one just the right size for one big bloom

White on Black Double-sided, Hand-painted Scorekeeping Numbers - A Pair stone carved figure beginning with January 1885 andI'm not entirely sure what game these were made to score, but I'm pretty certain scorekeeping that was their original purpose perhaps they tracked balls and strikes? In any case, I think the hand painted numbers are about as good as they could be, and perfect in this very painterly white against black. And how great this 1 and 11 I assume meant to represent 1 and 2, though, as they flag in the opposite direction, perhaps I am wrong and they stand for