Stuart Brothers, Philadelphia Blank Book Ledgers Antique Advertising Paperweight penny paperweight unfussy custom steel stand

unfussy custom steel stand

And some water staining on one side turned his blue painted outfit into a pretty electric sort of marbled lapis blue

The head itself is painted a good dark green

with the basket woven of sweet grass on a naturally green dyed splint ash structure and the pin cushion a rosy pink velvet

Stuart Brothers, Philadelphia Blank Book Ledgers Antique Advertising Paperweight penny paperweight unfussy custom steel standCan't resist a nice old ledger, in hand or as a graphic on an an old paperweight! I've been paying some attention to old advertising paperweights of late, a nice thing to collect I think, especially when featuring iconic sorts of period products. And what a beauty of a big red "blank book." Advertising Stuart Bros. Company of Philadephia, 412 14 Market Street, and produced by Brams Paperweight Co, Pittsburgh, 1892. 4" x 2 5 8" x 1". Very good antique