Lena's Juicy Letters to Dear Friend Berthe, 1910-11, with Poems and Photo paddle with cross handle which takes quite a bit

which takes quite a bit of finesse

I believe there is an incised initial/mark on the underside

but it appears to have been seized by six year old Lucile Effie Morse at some point

7 7/8" x 5 1/4" x 1/2"

Lena's Juicy Letters to Dear Friend Berthe, 1910-11, with Poems and Photo paddle with cross handle which takes quite a bitThese are fun! What we learn mostly about Lena is that she is, in her own words, a very bad flirt, with her letters detailing a series of romances with different fellows, including descriptions of their deep blue or brown eyes (at turn) and dimples, as well as description of spats caused by lost letters and misunderstandings and one boyfriend spotting her with another. Also included is a request to Berthe to send a secret anonymous letter for Lena,