but it also might have been the all purpose go-to for all sorts off mixing and stirring
I just double checked and it was in 1910 that engineer Nathaniel Baldwin invented the first pair of audio headphones resembling modern day pairs (at his kitchen table)
in large part as a result of finding wonderful objects like this brass duck-shaped clip
where he had just that day been put on display
it was made by Arthur Armour (1908-1998)
Charming Antique Folk Art Watercolor of Bird on Branch Signed Esa, Framed Tales from the Igloo but it also might haveI'm always on the lookout for 19th century Fraktur style folk art watercolors exactly like this one, which I am assuming was done by a young girl named Esa, though there are also the initials HL in pencil at lower left. The bird, flowers and branch were outlined in pencil, then painted in soft blue, green, ochre and pink. Serene but very cheerful and just lovely. Done on lined paper, with an embossed mark at lower right. It appears to be fairly newly