SOLD Harriet Humphries' Lovely Mid 19th C. Penmanship Notebook with Great Words and Phrases antique toy boxers such that it reads Godzilla-like

such that it reads Godzilla-like in scale

and could be useful for storing all sorts of little things

measuring 24 inches long

Carved of lead I believe

7 7/8" t x 6 5/8" w x 1 3/8"

SOLD Harriet Humphries' Lovely Mid 19th C. Penmanship Notebook with Great Words and Phrases antique toy boxers such that it reads Godzilla-likeIt's been a bit since I find a nice penmanship practice notebook I think in part because I've gotten pickier about the ones that I like! This one, kept by a Harriet Humphries, is undated, but I've looked at enough of these to believe it is mid 1800s, with plain blue paper cover and plain laid paper pages bound with string. Typical spreads feature a shorter repeated phrase in larger lettering on one side, and a longer repeated sentence on the other. I