Ringer's c. 1920s Optical Illusion Cigarette Cards, Complete Set of 25 boston ephemera ) The blue pants with

)  The blue pants with red buttons are pretty fantastic too

with a bit of cloudiness to the black lacquer on the front of the box and a little bit of cracking to the lacquer on the underside of the box near the bottom edge

I find myself falling more and more for paintings like this--of familiar-looking houses nestled into their particular landscapes

these two gents have spent many decades together

and I think New England or New York state based on a few other Shaker brushes I have researched

Ringer's c. 1920s Optical Illusion Cigarette Cards, Complete Set of 25 boston ephemera ) The blue pants withSince finding a set of these c. 1920s British "Optical Illusion" cigarette cards several months ago, I've been actively looking for more I think the colors and graphics are fantastic, and what's more fun than optical illusions? On the back of each card is an explanation of each, or in some cases instructions for how to create an illusion according to the diagram on the face of the card, which admittedly in a few cases seems a fairly cumbersome