Wonderful Antique Handmade Jacob's Ladder Toy with Great Papers and Striped Cloth Ribbon hand-carved Yugoslavian 11 3/4" x 8 3/8"

11 3/4" x 8 3/8"

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Wonderful Antique Handmade Jacob's Ladder Toy with Great Papers and Striped Cloth Ribbon hand-carved Yugoslavian 11 3/4" x 8 3/8"Total joy finding this one, a 19th century handmade Jacob's Ladder, made with a wonderful combination of papers covering the boards, and striped woven ribbons holding them together. Also known as magic tablets and click clack toys, Jacob's ladders are classic folk toys; by holding the top card and flipping it forward, each subsequent card then flips over to the next position, creating a (really quite magical and mesmerizing) cascading illusion. Works