Unusual Pair of Religious Punch Paper Yarn Drawings old knit doll I've learned that it was

I've learned that it was made by Lionel Electric Trains

and I'll continue to snatch them up when I see them as I think they are gorgeous

and likely there was a trigger below that

with each sample of cotton tightly packed into its own square in the grid

Unusual Pair of Religious Punch Paper Yarn Drawings old knit doll I've learned that it wasI found these at a flea market in Pennsylvania and just found them pretty compelling: Sunday school meets Froebel yarn drawing. I'm not the least bit religious but just can't resist the drama of the language and iconography. And I really love the dropped blue thread hanging off "Freely" here. Each 7 3 4" x 6 1 2", yarn on board. Sold as a pair. General wear, a few minor edge losses. Cards were produced by A. W. Ellers & Co. St. Louis, earlyish 20th