Gang of Men with Attitude Against Painted Banner with Snake, 19th C. Tintype shooting game With holes at the center

With holes at the center of short sides for threading with a string to hang

I could look at this one all day long

and certainly one of a kind--someone put some special love into coloring the outfits and drawing the pencil faces on these two very charming wood choppers

which to my eye just enhance it

as the detail is quite realistic

Gang of Men with Attitude Against Painted Banner with Snake, 19th C. Tintype shooting game With holes at the centerWhat a cast of characters not the sort one might want to encounter in a dark alley I'd say! Great faces and hats and a whole lot of attitude, but what especially sold me on this one is the painted (sideshow?) banner that hangs behind them, with a snake visible along the top edge center, looking as if whispering in the ear or about to bite the neck of the tallest young man. I presume the glassy eyed young man to the left him is in fact blind very