Jas. A Murley, Antique Hand-cut Scrap Lead Stencil funny postcard or on its back

or on its back

I am uncertain of the date (number on the bottom refers to the form

I just think they're pretty great formally

or really most anything

Jas. A Murley, Antique Hand-cut Scrap Lead Stencil funny postcard or on its backI really love an old hand cut stencil, and even better one of one, and I also really love most anything proudly spelling out the name of someone who lived long ago. To my eye, the lettering in this one one could not be any better, either with those excellent serifs on the J and L and Y. Plus it appears something of a make do creation, making use of a scrap of lead (I believe) surely left over from something else and so following its as found arc with