Three Early Edition c. 1843 Hand-colored, Wood Engraved Dr. Busby Cards, First Known American Card Game antique spinner I'll never get over my

I'll never get over my love for turned and painted wooden apple boxes like this one

The lid opens with just a little pressure

and I think is pretty terrific

I'm not quite sure what breed of bird with this fantastic rainbow of tail feathers

Three Early Edition c. 1843 Hand-colored, Wood Engraved Dr. Busby Cards, First Known American Card Game antique spinner I'll never get over myThere are only three cards here, but they are special ones, from a very early edition of the first known American card game, The Game of Dr. Busby, a matching memory game designed by the Beverly, MA born writer Anne W. Abbott and published in Salem by W. & S. B. Ives in 1843 which is credited with having started the game craze in the U. S. The earliest editions of the game featured cards illustrated with hand colored wood engravings, as here, with 20