Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #4, c. 1850s central street sign perhaps carrying around and pulling

perhaps carrying around and pulling out when in need of a little extra good luck

Nothing extraneous

minor and really not noticeable unless you are looking for it

“The invitation cards are out and surpass in artistic design and beauty anything of the kind ever seen in the west

un-dyed splint and grass presumed MicMac basket with "porcupine" weave around the perimeter of the lid and again near the bottom of the base

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #4, c. 1850s central street sign perhaps carrying around and pullingSince finding a bundle of antique seaweed pressings from the Isle of Wight a few months ago, I've been looking for more, and so was thrilled to recently find a portfolio of seven of them. They came nicely preserved inside a large piece of paper with folded edges, with "Specimens of Sea Weeds for Mrs. Bindle" hand written on the front. There is a watermark on one piece dated 1852 with the printer name A. Pirie & Sons, who were located in Aberdeen,