19th Century Hand-forged Shingling Hatchet antique shaker brush too) on this gorgeous large

too) on this gorgeous large hand-thrown bowl reminds me a lot of the work of Newcomb Pottery

with the central image including several vignettes occurring in a shop of some sort accompanied by the phrase "Keep Thy Shop and Thy Shop Will Keep Thee" (another reason why this one won me

which I'd guess may be the year when he was made

pens and assorted supplies

the women's branch of the US Army--formed as an auxiliary unit (WAAC)  in 1942

19th Century Hand-forged Shingling Hatchet antique shaker brush too) on this gorgeous largeI know nothing about axes hatchets and, truth be told, when I found this one I read the hand written tag as saying "slinging" axe, rather than "shingling" axe, which filled me with satisfying visions of throwing this across the yard when in need of release! Now I understand that the notch in the blade was made for for extracting nails and the head on the opposite end for hammering, but still, my attachment to it is its beauty, and how great it feels