Norman Jones' 1909 Penmanship Practice Notebook handmade broom with a cookie cutter I

with a cookie cutter I imagine

Needs to lean against something in order to stand

served as a member of the administration during the Great Depression

and a rare one: a very sweet old turned wood box with terrific galloping red horse on top and roulette wheel inside

5 1/2" l x 3 1/4" t x 15/16" deep

Norman Jones' 1909 Penmanship Practice Notebook handmade broom with a cookie cutter II've become pretty fascinated by these penmanship practice notebooks, not just because I love seeing the handwriting, but also for the choice of phrases, which speaks lot to the times they were done, and served as a way of imparting moral values and instilling good behavior. Here, I especially love the phrase "exercise with caution," which I'd think would say "exercise caution" but instead seems to be warning against injuring ones self (!), and also