Handmade 1908 Children's Story Book with Sweet Drawings boxing ring and what a watermelon

and what a watermelon

especially the pregnant Mrs

but no metal-smithing background--so they taught themselves

It may be the case that all three were once part of a larger piece

Handmade 1908 Children's Story Book with Sweet Drawings boxing ring and what a watermelonThis charming little book was made over two days in 1908 for the great grandson (Abbott) of its maker. He certainly seems to have been quite a sweet man, and not a bad rhymer, either! (Great Grandpa had a little kit; And he thought very much of it But soon it grew to be a cat, and then, that was the end of that." :) I especially love the small drawings at the bottom of each page. Dripping with love, this would certainly make the ideal gift for a great