Alton Bay, NH Wildflowers, Super Sweet and Lovely Antique Handmade Mini Herbarium antique primitive tool 10 1/4” t x 7

10 1/4” t x 7 1/2” w

I could not resist

I've found a later version showing a patent date of 1926

the stone shows white when scratched

" Late 19th c

Alton Bay, NH Wildflowers, Super Sweet and Lovely Antique Handmade Mini Herbarium antique primitive tool 10 1/4” t x 7The sweetest thing. I love an herbarium, but this little one, entirely handmade, makes me especially happy with the title on the cover telling us that the twelve pressed flowers inside were all gathered around Alton Bay, New Hampshire a 4 mile long cove of Lake Winnipesaukee, at the southernmost point on the lake. The small scale is part of what makes it great, with perfectly selected, singular little specimens that fit the pages just right, and then