A Christmas Belsnickle Carries a Basket of Toys

Description of Illustration: Victorian die cut of an Old-World Belsnickle, basket of toys, toys stuffed in his boots, he holds musical toy drum, sword and trumpet, black boots, smoking a pipe, brown fur coat, he carries a small, decorated Christmas tree, big toothy grin

Scrap like this one was used to promote local businesses. Printers had large books of images that clients could choose to have their business address printed on. Customers would collect these ads to use as scrap on their Christmas trees.

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