Ice Melting From Lake Emily, Minnesota, Early Stereoview, H.J Jacoby antique sport this is a prime example--a

this is a prime example--a bit of a mystery

(I believe a rubber band was stretched from the end of the barrel and through the hole in front of the trigger

I think it is possible that the insert was custom made at a later date for this particular foot

making it great for potting a houseplant—or it could be especially nice to see some flowering bulbs sprouting from this guy’s head

and formally beautiful

Ice Melting From Lake Emily, Minnesota, Early Stereoview, H.J Jacoby antique sport this is a prime example--aAnother from a small, carefully chosen group of albumen photo stereoviews I purchased from a collection in mid Coast Maine last week, and which I'd be quite happy to keep for myself. This one pictures a block of ice cut from Lake Emily, as a handwritten note on the back, with label from Jaboby's Art Gallery, St. Peter, Minnesota, attests and which seems to contain a glass goblet inside of it with dramatic silhouette. Why and why??? A curious one for