Solar Tip Shoes Antique Victorian Tradecard, c 1881 turned wood antique clothes pin with natural bristles attached via

with natural bristles attached via fine hand-stitched wire (I think horse hair on the drafting brush

were collected through audio recordings and translated to create this book

or balls in cages--they show infinite variety and reflect the skill and personality of their maker

“The Lazy Son-in-law

Solar Tip Shoes Antique Victorian Tradecard, c 1881 turned wood antique clothes pin with natural bristles attached viaI just love the graphics on this John Mundell & Co antique trade card for its "Solar Tip Shoes" patented in 1878 and at the time this card was produced "now used for more than three years" including by all "eleven hundred students at Girard College, Philadelphia, PA" and delivering "entire satisfaction usually mended twice, often four times, before they are worn out." I'm not quite sure what is "solar" about the tip, but I really love the peekaboo