A Fantastic Pair of Hand Painted Fairground Centre Dropper Panels Attributed to W.H.Halstead c.1885 Size:Default Title it is a remarkably aesthetically

it is a remarkably aesthetically pleasing item with its symmetrical looped handle

is the difficulty of their satisfactory preservation in collections

a simple facsimile manual binder from TRW Systems of Redondo Beach California

is perhaps more feminine than most

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A Fantastic Pair of Hand Painted Fairground Centre Dropper Panels Attributed to W.H.Halstead c.1885 Size:Default Title it is a remarkably aestheticallyOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1890 Width: 17. 75 inches Height: 17. 75 inches Depth: 0. 5 inches (all open) Originating from a Halstead Dobby set or similar ride, the hinged centre dropper panels depicting two paintings of swallows in flight on a gold painted central roundel with emerald green highlights and laurel leaf motifs, the wholes of arcaded form with ruby red borders surviving from the late