The Life of J.E Rhodes Late 19th Century Perspective Lesson Pencil Drawing antique clown toy but surely this could be

but surely this could be used for that as well

with a great patina to boot

but really I don't think these have been much used

Made it in Africa I believe and probably at least a few decades old

and almost certainly mid-century

The Life of J.E Rhodes Late 19th Century Perspective Lesson Pencil Drawing antique clown toy but surely this could beI found this one along with the sights of Rockland Maine drawing just listed both done one pre printed pages from some sort of booklet of art lessons. Here, presumably J. E. Rhodes himself fulfills a lesson in perspective by filling the open pages of the pre printed book with a summation of his life: "Ed Rhodes, the son of Gideon, was born in 1877. He was blest with large understandings. His feet were so large when he was 2 months old that they hung