Grinding Done Here 1907 Drawn Postcard collage with watercolor It's a little ceramic slab

It's a little ceramic slab rectangular vessel

horsehair I assume

sardonic quotes

and sweet cow with what appears to be full udder galloping along behind

Grinding Done Here 1907 Drawn Postcard collage with watercolor It's a little ceramic slabI not sure if this would be a cutler, or a tool maker, sharpening what looks like a knife but perhaps is some other tool on this grinding wheel but I sure love the image of him! And what a diligent, patient grinder he looks to be, and pretty great in his overalls and striped shirt with rolled up sleeves. I thought this one might make a nice gift for anyone doing a good job persevering through the daily grind, though all the better if literally so!