Lovely Old Pine Stool with History of Reinforcements old clay pot and the mission became widely

and the mission became widely known for its handicrafts

This sweet kitty seems to me at the opposite end of the spectrum than the more common sock monkey--positively refined

I haven't been able to determine whether these were only distributed at the fair  or part of a larger release

The hand-forged large nail itself of course is beautiful

but still holding together and pages themselves are in pretty good shape

Lovely Old Pine Stool with History of Reinforcements old clay pot and the mission became widelyAnother great old perfect pedestal sort of cricket stool, because they are such lovely and useful things. I really love how the history of this one 19th c. and made of pine I believe unfolds across its surface as a series of repairs and reinforcements, testifying to its having been a much used and valued possession. There are a range of different nails, some of them showing carved plugs; a mend to the front of one leg (quite an old repair), and two