ROCK IN! 1908 Postmarked Real Photo Postcard, Branchport, NY primitive dice All sorts of interesting contexts

All sorts of interesting contexts to hang this one in

and certainly no other quite like this one

Gold/brass wire extending from the legs was pierced through the wooden base to make it stand completely sturdy and stable

but I think these just add to its marvelous aura

10 3/4” t x 8 3/4” l x 6 3/4” w

ROCK IN! 1908 Postmarked Real Photo Postcard, Branchport, NY primitive dice All sorts of interesting contextsSuch a fun one. I have not done a very deep dive but a quick search pointed me to Frog Rock in Eastford, CT, a glacial boulder painted to resemble a frog in 1881 by state legislator Thomas J. Thurber, who thought its natural shape resembled a squatting frog. This frog painted rock does NOT appear to be that one, but suggests a late 19th early 20th century trend toward painting boulders to resemble frogs, perhaps especially common in Connecticut! And