Woman at the Sea, Victorian Oil Painting in Gold Frame young rebel It’s the orange hand-painted SOCKETS

It’s the orange hand-painted SOCKETS on the lid that drew me to this old socket wrench set

but also a perfect thing just as it is

I've since learned this is called a Herkules rug beater

It's been a while since I found an old stacking toy that excited me

I could spend way too many hours opening old schoolbooks in search of drawings and have to stop myself

Woman at the Sea, Victorian Oil Painting in Gold Frame young rebel It’s the orange hand-painted SOCKETS(A bit hard to photograph on account of the very gold frame I've shot in two different lights to try to give a sense.) Women at the sea became a popular subject for paintings of the Victorian era books have been written all about why, with reasons ranging from the popularization of belief in the healthfulness and curative powers of the sea and salt air, to deeply rooted associations between women and water fluid(ity) etc. (Relatedly, sea moss