Excellent Old Bell System Telephone Lineman's Brass Pocket Mirror (for Splicing and Inspecting Wire) p. pohl harmonica which--appropriately--the US Embossing Co (who

which--appropriately--the US Embossing Co (who would go on to produce color cubes) was known for

Completely evocative and emblematic of the beauty of old school specialization--and this is just Card #29

reading Lucky Strikes on the long side

this one came first and the other later as the maker refined their carving skills

lending the whole drawing a sense of being cyclical as well as portraying simultaneous vignettes

Excellent Old Bell System Telephone Lineman's Brass Pocket Mirror (for Splicing and Inspecting Wire) p. pohl harmonica which--appropriately--the US Embossing Co (whoI found another of these mirrors years ago, which is what made me know to flip it over, see the Bell System type on the back, and grab it. These mirrors were issued to linemen who worked for Bell Telephone, to use inspecting the hidden undersides of telephone cable splices. I love picturing that, and also love the object hood of the mirror itself: heavy and substantial, not an easy one to loose track of, soldered at the corners and with a great