Unusual and Wonderful 19th Century Set of Miniature Geometric Solids in 19th Century Signed Dovetailed Box handmade cat during the height of real

during the height of real photo postcard popularity when it was common to have postcards made using ones own photos

These antique blueprints look like a pile of gorgeous old denim or calico to me

where there is a bit of spotting to the paper

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Unusual and Wonderful 19th Century Set of Miniature Geometric Solids in 19th Century Signed Dovetailed Box handmade cat during the height of realMy heart skipped a beat when my eyes landed on these, the likes of which I've never seen and what could make me happier than geometric solids in miniature form?! And in a lovely 19th century slide lid box with fat dovetailed joints to boot? Plus provenance: a slip enclosed indicating they came from the estate of Doctor of Philosophy Kurt Bonstedt, a consultant in technical chemistry, with two addresses listed for him in Germany. I have not counted all