Sweet c. 1920s Fred Abbott Naive Painting of Bear Mountain and Pond, with Canoe salesman sample shoe designed to be heard at

designed to be heard at long distances to signal distress or in the event of a fire or gas leak

in lieu of a cover: "To The Reader Beware if you are found with this Book in your possession you are in danger

9 1/2" x 7 1/2" framed

as one's sense of humans does

Sweet c. 1920s Fred Abbott Naive Painting of Bear Mountain and Pond, with Canoe salesman sample shoe designed to be heard atA charming little painting, which a handwritten note on reverse describes as depicting (I think it reads) "Bear Mountain and Pond" (there's a bridge mentioned too) and attributes to Prof. Fred F. Abbott of Portland Maine, teacher and violin composer. I've actually found a few other examples of paintings by Abbott previously sold, including a fabulous woman with horse dated 1924, which I'd guess is about when this one was done. I love the inclusion of