Boys (and Men) with Bikes on Beach, Antique French RPPC (with Old Corner Mend) wooden mixing paddle It thus felt rather serendipitous

It thus felt rather serendipitous to find this Skansen souvenir (“minne

as well as perfectly crude and a total charmer of a thing

I do believe German

and with all sorts of handwritten notations on them in ink too

or both up directly in front of them

Boys (and Men) with Bikes on Beach, Antique French RPPC (with Old Corner Mend) wooden mixing paddle It thus felt rather serendipitousHow much more romantic a vision this group of cyclists in black suits and hats than a bunch in fluorescent spandex and helmets, I'd say, and all the more so lined up on the beach forming a wall between sand and sea. Very cinematic. (And making me think of Reservoir Dogs!) A close look reveals numbers attached to the spokes of their bikes they don't look like Tour de France contenders to me (launched in 1903) but perhaps aspiring! 5 5 16 x 3 7 16. Nice