and a little staining here and there on inside (white wool) pages
or a just a tender little drawing or watercolor or photograph--or a great one for framing and gifting a photo of oneself
and I should probably take it to an expert to learn more--but I'm a bit lazy about that sort of thing and trust someone who knows more will find it and treasure it
I found her at an estate sale loaded with Victorian era antiques
--packed into this antique photo of someone's wonderful collection
1958 Cadillac Eldorado, from J.T. Garvin's "Wildfire" Portfolio, 1969-70 clever drawing and a little staining hereThis drawing came from a larger portfolio of some 50 drawings, all of cars, most initialed and dated 1969 or 70 on reverse, which with some piecing together I've figured out were done by a Jerry Thayer Garvin of Nottingham, NH all as the imagined holdings of a fictional "Wildfire Corporation" founded in 1898. Found in the portfolio was an elaborate set of notes detailing the makers and models of the cars held in this fictional Wildfire Collection,