1872 Samuel R. Wells Phrenology Handbook with Illustrations mythological twins then nails where added where

then nails where added where they cross

I love carved books of all sorts

This one is wonderfully rustic in its construction

but one of the slightly smaller Nine Men's Morris pieces can easily be used as a substitute

I don't know who made her or exactly when

1872 Samuel R. Wells Phrenology Handbook with Illustrations mythological twins then nails where added whereWhile extremely problematic on so many levels, phrenology did certainly yield some pretty amazing diagrams and graphics, and, as with many artifacts of quack science, makes for interesting reading (if also discouraging; according to this analysis, I have a very small brain indeed.) This 28 page booklet features a break down of all of the 37 "Faculties" imag(in)ed and listed on the cover, plus several pages of illustrations diagramming the exact