Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #3, c. 1850s whimsy necklace Signed and dated on reverse

Signed and dated on reverse

which would take a very heavy ball to knock down

So this is batch #1

One can slide the weight on the metal balance attached to the arrow to adjust the height of the bait in the water

though occasionally surprisingly poetic

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #3, c. 1850s whimsy necklace Signed and dated on reverseSince finding a bundle of antique seaweed pressings from the Isle of Wight a few months ago, I've been looking for more, and so was thrilled to recently find a portfolio of seven of them. They came nicely preserved inside a large piece of paper with folded edges, with "Specimens of Sea Weeds for Mrs. Bindle" hand written on the front. There is a watermark on one piece dated 1852 with the printer name A. Pirie & Sons, who were located in Aberdeen,