Chinese Execution Photo #3 - Prisoner About to Be Beheaded There is a crack beginning

There is a crack beginning to form between the middle paws due to age

Here is a great spring loaded cigarette case made by Taico

but please note that the cap and cup are missing

and Children's Television Workshop in 1979

Chinese Execution Photo #3 - Prisoner About to Be Beheaded There is a crack beginningThis gruesome item is sold as a relic of history that depicts an example of the brutality of crime and punishment in the early 20th century. Though they are long gone, no disrespect is intended toward the victims depicted in the photographs. This photograph depicts an executioner about to deliver the killing blow to a blindfolded prisoner. The front of the photograph has the text "It must come off in one stroke," while a handwritten note on the back