Curious 1879 New York Carving with Many Initials (Commemorating the Life of Lunsford Lane?) found obect mottled sky blue on the

mottled sky blue on the exterior and aqua on the interior--a striking combination

it's definitely seen some use

Though not easy to photograph (it looks crisper and sharper in reality than photos portray)

I believe this huge hand-painted claw likely dates to the early 20th century

but the booklet is holding together well and individual drawings are in good shape

Curious 1879 New York Carving with Many Initials (Commemorating the Life of Lunsford Lane?) found obect mottled sky blue on theA very curious one, looking a bit like a pipe and a bit like a whistle and a bit like a shoe too. The NC LANE carved into one side of it made me do a little searching for the name, and makes me wonder if rather than the initials of a first and middle name, the NC might instead stand for North Carolina, where there were some notables Lanes. Specifically, there was Lunsford Lane (1803 1879), his year of death matching the date carved into this), an