Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard's Maxims 19th Century Pearlware Child's Cup round treen box with lid Some aging to the cardboard

Some aging to the cardboard is visible mostly around the ages of the sheets

and perfect for everyday use

with just a couple of matchsticks missing from the very outside edge

including one that makes this feel very timely for the moment:  it is suggested that he was a symbol of hope to the people of Hamelin

and the board is in overall good condition

Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard's Maxims 19th Century Pearlware Child's Cup round treen box with lid Some aging to the cardboardI've got a soft spot for these antique transferware child's cups; every time I see a few of them together, they really make me want to build a collection of them. The pink red decoration on this one comes from Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack (there were a whole series of these illustrating different "maxims"), with the central image including several vignettes occurring in a shop of some sort accompanied by the phrase "Keep Thy Shop and Thy