Balancing: Very Charming 19th Century Four Vignette Graphite Drawing antique american primitive which looks to read 10

which looks to read 10 cents each followed with an 8

I believe these old flags were likely used for semaphore rather than as stand alone signal flags since they are a matching pair

(and I think closer to 1800 than 1850)

Very long lasting (from what I understand

with just very  minor surface wear to the exterior

Balancing: Very Charming 19th Century Four Vignette Graphite Drawing antique american primitive which looks to read 10This came out of a large c. 1870s century folio filled with all sorts of things, including a whole notebook of geometric perspective drawings, listed separately, and an assortment of handwritten notes on everything from wax flower making to casting. Included were a handful of single pages with perspective drawings and notes and then two graphite drawings of a different ilk, this and a second also listed, each featuring four related vignettes; here it