Striking Old Hand-painted Green on White Checkerboard Under Glass school assigment with many of the toys

with many of the toys from both companies are quite similar but for a name difference

[More about Lunsford Lane here

and that "Auburn" most likely refers to Auburn

Overall dimsensions: 8 13/16" x 6 3/4"

4 1/2" long x 3 3/8" tall x 3 1/4" wide

Striking Old Hand-painted Green on White Checkerboard Under Glass school assigment with many of the toysPhotos really don't do justice to this one. The board itself is gorgeously painterly green gouache or watercolor on cream paper or board, with a pencil drawn outline around the perimeter, and thin black ink lines around each square. It was set in a heavy, solid wood frame (oak I think), with glass over top, and I believe used to play on this way quite a lot! The glass shows a (to my eye) wonderful pattern of surface scratching over the green (but not