Plan for a Houseboat, c. 1940s Double Sided Ink Drawing on Laid Paper antique student commonplace book Found at a fantastic estate

Found at a fantastic estate sale loaded with mid-century ceramics and other wonderful objects from around the world

I don't know much about the origins of this vintage handmade painted papier mache and cloth Punch doll/puppet

Really great and surely fodder for all sorts of creative applications

including some rusting along the edges and scratches as documented in photos

the lip of the planter is folded down to conceal whatever wire or rope would be strung to hang it

Plan for a Houseboat, c. 1940s Double Sided Ink Drawing on Laid Paper antique student commonplace book Found at a fantastic estateI'm not sure which side of this I like better; together they add up to provoke romantic visions of living on a houseboat! On one side is a plan drawing, detailing where the bunks, W. C., couch, dishes, and flour will go, and on the other a profile view and notes on dimensions, materials, etc. and the fact that the roof will catch and feed rain into rain barrels if desired. As Puget Sound is mentioned I'd think its maker was from the Pacific Northwest,