1919 Biddle Sport, from J.T. Garvin's "Wildfire" Portfolio, 1969-70 antique parquetry blocks but really no biography

but really no biography

all but one of the original nails on the body of the box are in place

but I like to think she finished up the dutiful alphabet section and then started enjoying herself

5 5/8" in diameter including cardboard x 1 1/8" tall

This pair is heavy enough to hold up even the heaviest row of art books--or perhaps  ideally a bunch of tomes about self sufficiency

1919 Biddle Sport, from J.T. Garvin's "Wildfire" Portfolio, 1969-70 antique parquetry blocks but really no biographyThis 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,