Many Men of Many Minds...Daniel Zigler's Charming, Unusual 1847 Penmanship Notebook pull toy dog who I found together but

who I found together but am selling individually

but as a pretty fabulous folk art piece I think I'd more likely display it out of reach

and very light wear otherwise

but I do believe George Washington and John Wayne are among them

Sometimes one wants something that feels like a bit of Rococo fun

Many Men of Many Minds...Daniel Zigler's Charming, Unusual 1847 Penmanship Notebook pull toy dog who I found together butYou know by now that early penmanship notebooks are one of my very favorite things, and having looked at many many at this point it takes special and unusual ones to excite me, which is the case with this one. The work of a Daniel Zigler, dated 1847, it features phrases I have not seen in one of these before, repeated many many times (not just one page's worth, but multiple pages of the same phrase.) And fun ones! "Many men of many minds, many birds