1788 Penmanship Notebook, Abijah Crane, Boston, MA. Oaxaca maybe 1920s or 30s

maybe 1920s or 30s

Though he has occasionally carved other small animals

mended and mended and mended again

super simply made then so carefully and lovingly punch decorated to frame the watch it once would have held

was too beautiful to leave behind

1788 Penmanship Notebook, Abijah Crane, Boston, MA. Oaxaca maybe 1920s or 30sIve bought and sold a number of 19th century penmanship and maths notebooks, including a couple British ones from the early 1800s, but never one from the 18th century, let alone an American one. This and another I am listed separately were kept by an Alijah Crane (Jr.) of Boston this one begun on July 24, 1788the same year the U. S. Constitution gained enough state votes for ratification, with the bill of rights ratified the following year. Pretty