Excerpt of Franklin's Remarks at 1787 Constitutional Convention, Poignant 19th C. Penmanship Exercise salesman sample wire mesh screen 10 7/16 diameter x 2

10 7/16 diameter x 2 3/8 t

1930 to me

I think he looks a little like Jim Nabors

I found this one fairly tarnished but it polished right up

Excerpt of Franklin's Remarks at 1787 Constitutional Convention, Poignant 19th C. Penmanship Exercise salesman sample wire mesh screen 10 7/16 diameter x 2I purchased this one from an antiquarian book and all sorts of interesting things on paper dealer based in the Albany area, at a very good antiques show where I found not a single other thing I felt like committing to. Of course I'm always looking for beautifully executed early penmanship examples, which this very much is (look at details; what a lot of strokes of the pen on each letter! and quite a reminder of why everyone was forced to write with