Fabulous C. 1820s Century Mechanical Ink and Watercolor Perpetual Almanack, Ready to Use antique pocket watch print block a series of whose larger

a series of whose larger drawings on ledger people were featured in a recent collaboration between Critical Eye and Ricco/Maresca Gallery-- and a number of which are still available in the shop

This one actually features Rube Goldberg's signature

and with a nice warm dry wood patina as well

A bit of staining as there should be and one small hairline crack along one edge of the lip

and how to resist a sweet piece of handmade dollhouse furniture

Fabulous C. 1820s Century Mechanical Ink and Watercolor Perpetual Almanack, Ready to Use antique pocket watch print block a series of whose largerSo cool, and so crisp and modern feeling, though about 200 years old! It is a working perpetual calendar, ink and watercolor on card, with a tab on the back side that moves up and down to change the day of the week, making it ever applicable. With the days of the month arranged in a neat grid at center, and the hand written text on the column at right noting the number of days in each month. ("Feb. hath 28 or 29 days") A bit akin to a mechanical