Drying Corn--Sublime 19th C. Albumen Stereoview carved wooden bead (And a very nice gift

(And a very nice gift for one who has been working long and hard

adhered on the backsid--one original

It looks like the interior boxes once had pulls (I'd guess maybe just pins/nails)

This is the second set of these Signal Cards I've had

Pure love for this gull--humble but completely satisfying

Drying Corn--Sublime 19th C. Albumen Stereoview carved wooden bead (And a very nice giftI've come to realize that my favorite stereoviews (and tintypes, too) tend to be very very spare ones, particularly of natural specimens, and the color of the mount plays a significant role too (matte yellow, orange and cream being the best!) I can flip through hundreds to find one I like, which finding one like this makes feel quite worthwhile to my eye just stunning formally (more rich and nuanced than photos convey) for sure, but also the spareness