SOLD KING in Spelling, Wonderful 1825 Handmade Reward of Merit handmade railroad flattened on the back side

flattened on the back side

smart piece that I think I would never tire of looking at

"Until our star shall shine upon our meeting

and might use for holding pens and pencils or paintbrushes if not as a smallish vase

a few minor chips--all very much to the good

SOLD KING in Spelling, Wonderful 1825 Handmade Reward of Merit handmade railroad flattened on the back sideA very early 1825! handmade reward of merit for the spelling King! This makes me purely happy. I'm always on the hunt for early handwritten rewards of merit, but never imagined such a charmer as this. And its small scale makes it seem especially miraculous for it to have survived 200 years; one thinks this speller was very proud of himself! 3 1 4" x 1 1 2". Ink on wove. Surely some fading to the ink and general toning to the paper, but in good