Rare Spencerian Calling Card Salesman Samples in Presumed Original Frame grain counter and penciling around 1972

and penciling around 1972

Handthrown and stamped Weaver ME Kiln Works on the underside

reminding one what a rare and prized thing a mirror once was

which is screwed into the base

Rare Spencerian Calling Card Salesman Samples in Presumed Original Frame grain counter and penciling around 1972You know I love Spencerian calligraphy all those birds and flourishes and beautiful lettering but what makes this especially special, and rarer, is that it appears to have been a salesman sample calligrapher's display piece, showing examples of the sorts of calling cards that could be ordered by clients. The banners of the upper left card together read "Cards Written To Order," and the seven others show an array of options for the sorts of cards that