Miss Brown + Mr Nester Antique Folk Art Pencil Drawing paper clip as he makes the about

as he makes the about the most sympathetic figure ever

the box is painted light green and divided into two halves

the Grumbacher company went on to become an art materials empire

especially the downturned beak

which were signed by their owner not once by twice--first one the underside of the box top in 1927

Miss Brown + Mr Nester Antique Folk Art Pencil Drawing paper clip as he makes the aboutA little drawing, cut from an old scrapbook I believe, but one of my very favorites ever! I can just imagine it's maker carefully observing the courtship of Miss Brown and Mr. Nester (or Wester?) from a distance, then making this this sketch, with "Good Evening My Dear" wonderfully scrawled down one side. And what a pair, between her fabulous starry dress to his hat and bow tie and what one guesses is a handkerchief in one hand and her standing on a