Antique Crochet Samples Album on Red Cotton, Chock Full antique yelloware I believe most like a

I believe most like a tanner--and there is a tool in his hand

not drawn onto it

The is small piece of the gold grip of the ink pen that appears to have broken off on its back side

I found this guy in the same spot as the large “beware the undertow” folk art painting just listed—lifeguard to the rescue

3 3/8" x 5/8" x 5/16" when completely folded

Antique Crochet Samples Album on Red Cotton, Chock Full antique yelloware I believe most like aI've bought and sold a couple of crochet sample books in the past, but it's been quite a while since I found one I really loved. In this case it is especially the pages of horizontal trim densely arranged on the pages like lines of text in a book that really sold me; feels positively semiotic! And really a lot of diversity and complexity to the samples all the way through, with each page well composed and fully packed. And of course the hand dyed red