Rare Spencerian Calling Card Salesman Samples in Presumed Original Frame dublin The turned nobs themselves are

The turned nobs themselves are beautiful too

and I'd bet that was the case with this one

production was concentrated in Stroudsburg

I am guessing there were not too many of this set produced (perhaps the patent was never granted

There is some light scratching and aging around the edge of the bevelled glass--minor

Rare Spencerian Calling Card Salesman Samples in Presumed Original Frame dublin The turned nobs themselves areYou know I love Spencerian calligraphy all those birds and flourishes and beautiful lettering but what makes this especially special, and rarer, is that it appears to have been a salesman sample calligrapher's display piece, showing examples of the sorts of calling cards that could be ordered by clients. The banners of the upper left card together read "Cards Written To Order," and the seven others show an array of options for the sorts of cards that