As Found, Evocative Brown Paper Wrapped Packet of Bird Identification Labels horse racing game from shop wall to

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It measures 3 1/2" tall x 4 1/8" in diameter

Established by Max Grumbacher in 1909 while hand making brushes at his kitchen table in New York City

I don't know the history of these great old little tin houses

This box is just about the ultimate embodiment of the phrase 'patina of use' and is packed with enough information to write a novel about it

As Found, Evocative Brown Paper Wrapped Packet of Bird Identification Labels horse racing game from shop wall toSomething about this package of labels wrapped in brown paper and tied up in string satisfies my eye and sensibilities very much. And then there is the fact of what's inside: hundreds of unused printed cardstock labels produced by the American Ornithological Union (now Society) made for identifying birds. I believe these would have been used as tags for labeling specimens, as in Chicago's Field Museum or the Museum of Natural History. And so, one