The World Revolves Around the Sun (Good Manners), c. 1890 Penmanship Notebook, Full hand engraved so think this is quite

so think this is quite a  fantastic one

Fortunately

This little sailor--constructed of two real walnuts for head and body

and also a 19th century tradition of carving and painting vertebrae to resemble John Wesley (1703-1791)

a couple of hairline cracks in the lacquer close to the hinges

The World Revolves Around the Sun (Good Manners), c. 1890 Penmanship Notebook, Full hand engraved so think this is quiteThis was the penmanship notebook of a young Angie Hurd or Hund I found it along with another by a young Bertha (I thought Hurd, but looks maybe like Hund written on the cover of this one.) That one was dated 1892 and this one from around the same time, with one page filled with "Benjamin Harrison is the President of the U. S." And like Bertha's, this one includes "Children should be seen and not heard." Ack! And "All students should be orderly and