William Douglas’s Copy of Noah Webster's 1824 American Speller 19th century Guignol illustrations I believe this Odd Fellows

I believe this Odd Fellows horseshoe once read “Luck” along the bottom

I'd be more inclined to hang this one the wall than use it as an ashtray

There is an original sticker on the front end of the cart that reads "Made in Italy for B Altman

I might use it on the table or even bring it on a camping trip

rather like a map

William Douglas’s Copy of Noah Webster's 1824 American Speller 19th century Guignol illustrations I believe this Odd FellowsOf course I could not resist the beautiful calligraphic loops just inside this speller just shy of 200 years old, and especially what I take for a sharp featured little head and shoulders made up of tiny dots at left, which I imagine was a tiny portrait of a stern instructor! With wooden cover boards papered in blue (Webster's speller was the most popular of the day, known familiarly as the blue back speller) it is quite a lovely thing, with page