Extraordinary 1865 George Birkenheld Fraktur Writing Commonplace Book pewter nuts and terrific little stars inside

and terrific little stars inside of squares carved in the handle

The basket holds a clear glass drinking cup inside

This wonderful old handmade wooden house reminds me of old German Erzgebirge villages

I believe this dates to the 1920s or so and is a pretty classic one

sprawling clubhouse

Extraordinary 1865 George Birkenheld Fraktur Writing Commonplace Book pewter nuts and terrific little stars inside(I've documented the heck out of this one as I think it's so extraordinary; photos don't show every page but I could't help but to include a lot!) As you can see, I've had an eye out lately for 19th century school notebooks, both math and calligraphy, all of which I find exquisitely beautiful. But this I think is even more spectacular a manuscript known as a "commonplace book," common in the 1800s, especially among students, readers and scholars, as