Excellent Graphics 19th C. Emerson Smith & Co Saws Trade Card with Gauge and Ruler d'alveydre equilibriste slightly wonky face appear to

slightly wonky face appear to be stained or painted very dark brown or black while the rest is a warm

with the fantastically sculptural hair perhaps suggesting the latter

because I fall in love with them anew every time I see them

The manner of carving and jointed construction (and the traces of painted decoration) on this guy makes me think of folk art animals from Oaxaca

with the splint itself painted gold in those areas

Excellent Graphics 19th C. Emerson Smith & Co Saws Trade Card with Gauge and Ruler d'alveydre equilibriste slightly wonky face appear toI think the design of this c. 1880s trade card for Emerson, Smith & Company Saw Manufacturers of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania is just excellent. And useful too, with "as perfect as any steel saw gauge" bordering three sides, and a ruler along the bottom. Plus a view of the saw factory on reverse, with sawtooth edging around it, and a most excellent sword shaped Damascus Temper (steel) trademark logo below. 5 3 8" x 3 1 4". Very good condition, nice