1902 Ledger with Drawing of Distressed Girl! solitude Clearly he loved his birds

Clearly he loved his birds

is a replacement for a more roughly carved original pin

One side is silver

I think they make a pretty great modernist pair to sit on a shelf somewhere--and also indestructible play animals for the kids

but a pretty great one I think

1902 Ledger with Drawing of Distressed Girl! solitude Clearly he loved his birdsThis ledger is not beautiful it's lost its cover, the paper is fairly brittle, and it's filled only here and there but how could I not save this drawing from the recycling bin??? I'm not exactly sure what is written at the top of that page perhaps Irene T___? but what a face on this one. Otherwise, among the notes in the ledger is a first draft of the services for its owner's "Bill Pasting Co" in Manchester, NY (including bill pasting, bill