Antique Hand-painted Bone Jackstraws in Original Box medieval warrior number 22 of who knows

number 22 of who knows how many

with cheery flower border (tulips at the ordinal coordinates

plus its disproportionately large head and ochre colored long nose--and then those tiny little feet

A very cheerful tulip

with a brass turn handle

Antique Hand-painted Bone Jackstraws in Original Box medieval warrior number 22 of who knowsI've found it difficult to determine exactly when and where the term Jackstraws was used to refer to these vs. spillikins I've had a few sets very very similar to these, with the only difference being the name printed on the box. I think quite possible these were made in England for an American audience, where Jackstraws seems to have been the more common name. Whatever the case, a lovely set, near complete I think, with some hand colored birds and