Van Everens Visiting Cards, Grand Central Hotel, c. 1880s Business Card with Anamorphic Text political I came upon a source

I came upon a source of several nice vintage Inuit stone carvings of animals this week--this owl is the first of several I will be listing

I've been actively looking for more--I think the colors and graphics are fantastic

then carefully cut out and pasted onto card

the perfect logo in my opinion

Van Everens Visiting Cards, Grand Central Hotel, c. 1880s Business Card with Anamorphic Text political I came upon a sourceThis is the first example of anamorphic text I've had, though I will definitely be on the hunt for others. By viewing the text from an angle (holding it almost flat on its side), all those abstract lines form words. Here, it reads "Van Everens Visiting Cards" from one direction, and then "Central" from the short side, and then "Grand" and "Hotel" from the corner angles. (I did my best to photograph, but it's a bit easier in hand.) Analog magic, pretty