Tender Group of Four 1943 Handmade War Effort Red Dime Collection Bags radiant painting quiet and tender

quiet and tender

with just a few that have gone missing since 1903

with three dancing clowns in ballooning pants on one side

I believe the bear was actually made in Japan

Tender Group of Four 1943 Handmade War Effort Red Dime Collection Bags radiant painting quiet and tenderFinding little things like these make me really happy; I might be inclined to frame them in a grid like this or else to deliver valentine's treats in them! I am sure they were a WW2 effort, and I believe most likely a school effort, as it was common for school children to save and collect dimes to buy war bonds, with some wartime propaganda directly geared to school aged children encouraging them to do exactly that. (I'd think the "group 5" on the