Beautiful 1847 Friends School Penmanship Notebook with Excellent Words shoulder bag with a carved hole on

with a carved hole on one side

There is a second similar horse drawing (actually two drawings

which makes its back stand up straight (and perhaps it once made a squeak

but overall very good condition and very sweet

just everything great in antique playing cards with their square corners

Beautiful 1847 Friends School Penmanship Notebook with Excellent Words shoulder bag with a carved hole onAnother beautiful antique penmanship notebook, because I just can't resist these, and each is its own special thing, this one kept by a Isaac Steere at the Friends School, Providence, RI, 1847. Written with a clear, confident hand in strong black ink all the way through, and with an excellent selection of words, two to four per page, and some great combinations among them. (I'm especially partial to Quadruped Rendezvous, but Matrimony Navigation is