Cornelius Pierson 1842 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Cover old toy phone with a little minor surface

with a little minor surface scratching to the Ace of diamonds

I've since learned this is called a Herkules rug beater

which has me wanting to take the kayak out in wilder waters than I am typically inclined to do

but who cares

a few hairline cracks in the bone

Cornelius Pierson 1842 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Cover old toy phone with a little minor surfaceSuch a beautiful thing, from the hand marbled paper cover, to the way Cornelius has written his name and numbers 1 4 on the inside flap, to every completely filled page of writing in it. I've looked at a fair number of these antique hand writing practice notebooks at this point and think the content in this one is especially excellent, with a super choice of words and phrases repeated over and over: "bankrupt in debt beyond the power of payment";