Van Everens Visiting Cards, Grand Central Hotel, c. 1880s Business Card with Anamorphic Text steel striker with pointy tip at the

with pointy tip at the bottom--are just terrific

in what I think's a pretty great design

A beauty of an old tramp art box in pretty much perfect condition

this one of a Master Samuel Brown

) General wear to the wood and a bit of light staining to the fabric

Van Everens Visiting Cards, Grand Central Hotel, c. 1880s Business Card with Anamorphic Text steel striker with pointy tip at theThis is the first example of anamorphic text I've had, though I will definitely be on the hunt for others. By viewing the text from an angle (holding it almost flat on its side), all those abstract lines form words. Here, it reads "Van Everens Visiting Cards" from one direction, and then "Central" from the short side, and then "Grand" and "Hotel" from the corner angles. (I did my best to photograph, but it's a bit easier in hand.) Analog magic, pretty