An extraordinary football (or perhaps rugby)-themed collectible like we have never before seen, we believe these two 24 x 4 3/4" pieces were intended as wallpaper borders for a 19th Century child's room. While paper borders certainly exist today, these are constructed out of some sort of pressed tin with nail holes indicating that they were to be hammered into the wall. We cannot begin to guess how the images were printed onto the sheets as the printing appears to be some sort of silkscreen with four colors: black, red, green and cream/yellow in addition to the metallic tin color. The two identical pieces depict a variety of football-related scenes, with tackling, blocking (and holding) players all centered around a single ballcarrier wearing a leather helmet in the center of each of the two strips. Each of the two strips is obviously worn (marred in some places with some sort of black paint), but display wonderfully. The reverse of each is coated with black paint in places and also has what appears to be remnants of plaster affixed to the back, a remnant of a child's room from long ago. An outstanding example of sports-themed decor from the 19th Century.