Sportettes! Fun Graphics, Very Scarce c. 1920s British "Ice Breaker" Card Game carving target this might be a good

this might be a good whimsy to gift a a much beloved child

but I'm not entirely sure which

It features an interior lid as well

The diagonal lines carved into the eyes make it feel especially as if staring straight at

while the box shows some wear around the edges and two thin surface cuts on the top of the box

Sportettes! Fun Graphics, Very Scarce c. 1920s British "Ice Breaker" Card Game carving target this might be a goodThis set of "Sportette" cards was produced by the Scottish publishing company Valentine & Sons, Ltd., best known for topographical postcards, but which also produced parlor games, novelty cards, and miniature sports sets. I guess the point of this "ice breaker" game was to identify the sport for which the piece of equipment pictured was associated. (And maybe then to go one to play the sport this card game just breaking the ice!) I really like the