Norman Jones' 1909 Penmanship Practice Notebook handmade broom and a rare one: a

and a rare one: a very sweet old turned wood box with terrific galloping red horse on top and roulette wheel inside

which included jewelry

These plates were purchased from the estate of a prominent choreographer in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood

and on the hands and face of the figure are traces of red paint

with a cookie cutter I imagine

Norman Jones' 1909 Penmanship Practice Notebook handmade broom and a rare one: aI've become pretty fascinated by these penmanship practice notebooks, not just because I love seeing the handwriting, but also for the choice of phrases, which speaks lot to the times they were done, and served as a way of imparting moral values and instilling good behavior. Here, I especially love the phrase "exercise with caution," which I'd think would say "exercise caution" but instead seems to be warning against injuring ones self (!), and also