This block is in a top which was made in Pennsylvania, probably about 1938. I don't know who Charlotte was, which is a pity, but I have found a few of her friends in the other blocks. There are more photos in a previous post.
You can find a pattern for Jacob's Ladder at Field Guide to Quilts but it is a diagram of the patches with no measurements. For a 12 inch block the flying geese units finish at 1.5 inches, and the corner blocks finish at 4.5 inches.
This design was printed in the booklet 'Grandma Dexter Applique and Patchwork Designs'.
The book was published by Virginia Snow Studios in the late 1930s. Here is the Jacob's Ladder pattern on the right, printed as a scrappy block.
I found a downloadable copy of the whole booklet on the website Sewing Solutions. This site has a range of 1930s sewing books which can be downloaded for personal use. The price is reasonable and the link worked first time with no trouble. However, a word of warning - for some reason there are a number of links on the webpage that do not lead you to quilt patterns. I found it best to put my mouse over a link and check out the preview before I clicked - there appeared to be a number of medications that are not required for patchwork. Say no more.
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