19th Century Rewards of Merit - Group Two (On Card, c. 1840s-70s) tiny architecture It struck me as a

It struck me as a great one for enjoying together with a kid

the hand pump moving up and down

3 1/2" x 5 5/8" and in good condition

but I do believe painted) a marvelous sheen

19th Century Rewards of Merit - Group Two (On Card, c. 1840s-70s) tiny architecture It struck me as aThe existence of rewards of merit makes me glad, given from teachers to students to affirm their good efforts, as does the fact that people saved them. Last weekend I found a large collection of them in a box in Midcoast Maine quite a nice variety of them, which I've divided into three groups, all listed today. The ones in this group are all printed on card, are relatively early examples (c. 1840s 70s or so), and many of them are hand colored. To my