I can't find another one anywhere out there exactly like this one
Made by Wittnauer (founded by New York based Swiss immigrant Albert Wittnauer in the late 19th c
which for me is all about the torque of the head
Slip measures 15 1/16" x 12"
Rolls along smoothly
Scarce Coe's New Drawing Cards No. 1, 1858, Partial Set of Nine in Lovely Original Sleeve indian bull I can't find another oneI was sold on these just by the lovely paper sleeve encasing them, with a heart hand inked by the Ruth who once owned them to boot. They are a set of drawing cards, produced for use in schools, specifically "Coes New Drawing Lessons No 1." printed by D. Appleton & Co., New York, 1858, and described here as "A Method by which all the Members of a Large Class are taught to Draw at Once with Neatness, Uniformity, and Accuracy." (And indeed, it you've