Old Carved (Oversized, and Timely) Folk Art Double-sided Lincoln Penny hand-tinted snapshot Such a strong graphic these

Such a strong graphic these four figures make as they march in lockstep along the length of this arrow

I'd really call it more of a panel to hang on the wall than a trivet

humble as can be

(And I will admit that I--as if a child of five or six myself--have found them useful this week as reference tools in helping me decipher some 19th c

Old Carved (Oversized, and Timely) Folk Art Double-sided Lincoln Penny hand-tinted snapshot Such a strong graphic these(First photo a composite showing both front and back) It seemed quite right (or, really, quite wrong) to find this old carved Lincoln penny in the near wake of the death of the penny and just as the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall is being painted blue. Such that this really feels like a momento mori for Lincolnian ideals most of all. Perhaps rubbing Lincoln's face (it already has quite a nice patina) will bring