Extracts Vol.4, Densely Packed, Far-ranging Medical Research Notebook (Ship Medic?) with Excellent Red Leather, Anchor Embossed Cover playskool painted in 1910 and mailed

painted in 1910 and mailed from Beach Lake (Pennsylvania I believe) to Brooklyn

1920's-40's

12 5/8 wide with ears out

tree and what looks like a peach dangling over head

very charming--and of course very useful too

Extracts Vol.4, Densely Packed, Far-ranging Medical Research Notebook (Ship Medic?) with Excellent Red Leather, Anchor Embossed Cover playskool painted in 1910 and mailedThis one sold me on the red leather with embossed golden anchor cover alone, especially with that evocative hand inked "Extracts Vol. 4" at top. Inside, its pages are very densely and completely filled with notes of a medical nature, though I must admit I have not been able to make great sense of them. They cover quite a range, for notes about the brain and nerves, heart and circulatory system, and various sorts of treatments it seems, but then also