Card #40: Beautiful Old A&J Tool & Findings “Connecting Links” Sample Board antique watercolor drawing with tiny brass pins in

with tiny brass pins in some and others not

She certainly had skills

This lovely art nouveau style free hand “hearts and vines” iridescent glass vessel reminds me of the miraculous capacities of blown glass—what a tiny wonder

and legs flirting

and with lots of character--but I really fell in love when I opened it to find this beautiful backgammon board inside

Card #40: Beautiful Old A&J Tool & Findings “Connecting Links” Sample Board antique watercolor drawing with tiny brass pins inI don't always know when I find them what might become my favorite things, but this is one, rewarding on many levels. Of course I love it for the header typed in red at top giving definition to its bits: "Connecting Links" and what could be better, or more essential, as a thing (and an idea) than connecting links?! Then this beautiful dense field of metal links, rounded or squared, each subtly different, with hand written numbers under each and