1843 "Bread Book" iron mends framed by lemons on one

framed by lemons on one side and grapes on the other

Larger ship: paper size is 9 x 7 1/2"

with fringe to boot

and a bit of a mysterious one

1843 "Bread Book" iron mends framed by lemons on oneI bought this one just for the cover, with Bread Book handwritten in dark graphite letters against thick brown paper, which is darkened by stains across half of it, perhaps from oil spilled while baking! it appears definitely to have been the log order book of a baker, as the handwritten lists inside are for cakes and pies and crackers and loaves of bread by the dozen. Dated 1843 with a mix of filled and blank pages and, as an object, quite teeming