1858 American Text Book for Letters Penmanship Instruction with Lots of Alphabets vintage ashtray perhaps composed by Crane himself

perhaps composed by Crane himself

which is stamped with a potter's mark on the underside of its front legs

and one surface scratch to the glass underneath --all as pictured

5-1/2 inches tall

in a manner not unlike ledger drawings

1858 American Text Book for Letters Penmanship Instruction with Lots of Alphabets vintage ashtray perhaps composed by Crane himselfThis 1858 copy of American Text Book for Letters penmanship instruction book, published by N. S. Dearborn, Boston, has clearly done a lot of instructingthe covers are well worn, and the binding is pretty roughbut its a rare one, and an interesting one, with some beautiful alphabets (including Greek and Hebrew), a section on shorthand symbols, and lots more, including recipes for red, black, metallic and, best of all, deceptive (invisible!) inks! The