E.Decker's 1846 (Rare) Ready Reckoner with Beautiful Leather Cover and Drawing wool on linen which I've found make great

which I've found make great stands for little animals when laid on their sides and

housed in their original box

but it's not surprising that over the past nearly 200 years some have been lost

I'd never seen a pocket knife carved entirely of wood

I've become a big fan of antique transfer decorated Sunderland lustreware/pearlware

E.Decker's 1846 (Rare) Ready Reckoner with Beautiful Leather Cover and Drawing wool on linen which I've found make greatI've become so enamored of very old books as objects and for the stories they tell about the people who owned them and how they were used, such that one just feels the presence of that life on every page and this one is a case in point. The book, which its owner gave a custom leather cover with lovely hand written title on paper pasted to the front is Scriber's Ready Reckoner, published (in 1846) for ship builders, boat builders, and lumber merchants,