World's Biggest Show, Wonderful Hand-drawn 1908 Postcard carving of woman and all in good working

and all in good working order: hitting either of the chipmunks will knock them back

Just gorgeous and a wonderful thing to hold in one's hands

Two appendixes cover the uses of lettering in book bindings

7 5/8" tall x 2 1/2" w x 7/8" deep

World's Biggest Show, Wonderful Hand-drawn 1908 Postcard carving of woman and all in good workingSnake charmers, vaudeville, strong man, fortune teller, oh my! All at the Normal Gym, in Illinois, and all for a dime! I love every inch of this so much, perhaps the drawings of clown and giraffe and elephant most of all. I'd guess maybe the event was a high school fundraiser or something along those lines, but don't know for sure but I'd love to think all of the invitations that went out were hand drawn postcards like this one, which is postmarked