Clara Broke Her Left Leg at the Rink Saturday Night, 1884 Western Union Telegram wolverine making this an early one

making this an early one

One assumes the five little wooden chips stamped with horses 1-5 are to be used to place bets on where the ball will land

this antique copper match safe is a perfect object--beautiful form completely wed to function

I'm not the least bit religious

and signed and dated on the back

Clara Broke Her Left Leg at the Rink Saturday Night, 1884 Western Union Telegram wolverine making this an early oneOne of my favorite finds of the week, though perhaps no one else will appreciate it quite as much as I do. The message on this Western Union telegram, dated 1884: "Clara broke her left leg at the rink Saturday night." Signed Harry. A message that, to me, perfectly embodies the challenge posed by the telegram how to communicate what is necessary in as few words possible. In doing so it delivers what I think is a very Hemingway esque sentence, spare but