Charades Rebus Cards, Set of 52 Kutch embroidery man in blue and grey

man in blue and grey alongside them

At any rate

I am pretty certain this old painted metal flag on wooden post would have been used as a hand-held railroad signal flag

This was the case with this hand-forged piece

Charades Rebus Cards, Set of 52 Kutch embroidery man in blue and greyI don't think these are very old, but I do think they're lovely and pretty cool too, and if not a one of a kind set then I think only produced as a small batch. A little reading on the history of Charades which is what the title card on these announces them to be reveals the game to be very intertwined with the use rebuses, which is how these cards operate. (Originating as as a literary riddle game in 18th century France, with charades riddles printed