Duntonian Vertical Writing, 1897 Penmanship Practice Notebook kitty wedding I am not quite sure

I am not quite sure whether to call this a button or a sign or a what--it is celluloid like a button

mounted on a wooden roller with wire handle

The carving itself is great

written in pencil at the top of the hill

which does show some surface wear

Duntonian Vertical Writing, 1897 Penmanship Practice Notebook kitty wedding I am not quite sureThis "Duntonian Vertical Writing" notebook was owned by an Edgar Wentworth of Renwick, Maine, but never used, meaning one might put it to use now practicing the variety of alphabets printed across the top of each page! And what beautiful letters those are, from German to Roman to Ecclesiastical to Old English, on and on, with the first half of the alphabets printed on the left page and the second half on the right page of every spread. 8 5 8" x 6 7