Good For 5 Cents Antique Ink Drawing tin litho soldier variations on a theme becoming

variations on a theme becoming in a sense portraits of their makers

and the arts and crafts green and bright white combo

with a couple of dark lines along the right edge

but I like his slightly awkward stance

Graphite and crayon on ledger paper

Good For 5 Cents Antique Ink Drawing tin litho soldier variations on a theme becomingWhoever made this drawing, or whoever accepted it in lieu of 5 cents, must have thought pretty highly of it, as 5 cents would have gone quite a ways then. Or, perhaps the smoking figure at top represents the owner of a farm, owing 5 cents to the hoeing laborer below, reminding one a bit of Venmo transaction emojis now! Whatever the case, its endurance over a century and a quarter or so certainly attest to its value to at least a few someones, and of