Folk Art Abe Lincoln Doll with Very Long Fingers! Hamilton postal scale and make one (me) think

and make one (me) think it would be pretty fun to introduce some secret codes into daily life

making it great for potting a houseplant—or it could be especially nice to see some flowering bulbs sprouting from this guy’s head

I really love the smiling faces on these two and the way she seems to lean a bit against him

I really love the five brown ones with tented roofs lined up in a row

and each reflecting its individual maker

Folk Art Abe Lincoln Doll with Very Long Fingers! Hamilton postal scale and make one (me) thinkIt is absolutely the very very long sculpted paper fingers on this Abe Lincoln that sold me on him, but I love most every detail of him head to toe. His body is made of what seems to be a sort of molded cardboard, which includes a recessed forehead, which might be original to him as it seems quite Lincoln esque, or he might have taken a ding to it at some point. Crepe paper for his hair and beard, and shoes, and then hand sewn suit and linen shirt,