1941 Third Place Brooklyn Concourse Association Homing Pigeon Race Ribbon gift for horselover Another beautiful box

Another beautiful box

1880s sketches by a British artist of whom only the initials E

with two thin bands of yellow

and satisfying simple symmetry

1941 Third Place Brooklyn Concourse Association Homing Pigeon Race Ribbon gift for horselover Another beautiful boxJust for fun, and because I have a penchant for all things relating to homing pigeons, such amazing and handsome! creatures! Great pigeon button at the bottom of this one, from a 1941 show hosted by the Brooklyn Concourse Association at the Labor Lyceum (founded in 1902 at 949 Willoughby Ave in Bushwick, and early on a popular meeting place for Socialists.) 6 1 8" t x 2" w. Some wrinkling to the ribbon, which I gave a quick iron but could be pressed