William Douglas’s Copy of Noah Webster's 1824 American Speller printmaking Much worn but sturdy and

Much worn but sturdy and stable and more beautiful than in photos

I had never seen one of these planters before

or as snow shovels for dolls

I grabbed these for the beautifully papered box

I love the rounded ends and especially the star at the center on the top of this tall tramp art frame

William Douglas’s Copy of Noah Webster's 1824 American Speller printmaking Much worn but sturdy andOf course I could not resist the beautiful calligraphic loops just inside this speller just shy of 200 years old, and especially what I take for a sharp featured little head and shoulders made up of tiny dots at left, which I imagine was a tiny portrait of a stern instructor! With wooden cover boards papered in blue (Webster's speller was the most popular of the day, known familiarly as the blue back speller) it is quite a lovely thing, with page