Second of Two Last Batches of Antique Cut Paper Animals - Silhouettes folk art decoy On the back of this

On the back of this little building is written "Knowles Steam Pump"

but all very nicely done

Looks like an old restoration to the surface of the bottom right corner

My guess is that the maker was known because it had been handed down across a few generations in a family

Second of Two Last Batches of Antique Cut Paper Animals - Silhouettes folk art decoy On the back of thisTwo last groups of these cut paper animals today; I listed several groups of them a month or two ago, all found together, but held onto some to enjoy a bit longer. Perhaps a menagerie of cut paper animals would not set everyone's heart racing, but they sure do for me, pure joy, c. 1900 or so. My guess is perhaps a school project many years ago though these at least look very much like the work of a teacher, with the fine motor skills to do some very