Scarce Grenfell Mission Wooden Handle Clutch with Needlepoint Dog and Figure in Green Parka dog with teeth which appear never to have

which appear never to have been handled at all

I believe it is a boy at left in blue skirt and marvelously striped socks

In my dream world we’d collect everyone’s guns and replace them with handmade wooden ones

K which at least in my mind stands for hugs and kisses

Terrific patina especially to the carved head

Scarce Grenfell Mission Wooden Handle Clutch with Needlepoint Dog and Figure in Green Parka dog with teeth which appear never to haveI'm a huge fan of most everything produced by Grenfell Mission Industries, but had never come across one of these wooden handled clutch purses with needlepoint before. As evident, there is some fading and loss to the the embroidery, which depicts a figure in green parka, blue pants and black boots on a green sled pulled by a brown dog iconic Grenfell Mission imagery but I'm quite charmed by it still. Grenfell Mission was a social and medical mission