SOLD Abby Boutwell's 1881 "Seaside Gleanings" Sea Moss Album, Martha's Vineyard cut tin toy figures with a super warm presence

with a super warm presence

Here I come a mile or more

plus cover and title page

The box I believe dates to the late 19th/very early 20th century or so

And there's a pile of more loose clipping that was stuck inside

SOLD Abby Boutwell's 1881 "Seaside Gleanings" Sea Moss Album, Martha's Vineyard cut tin toy figures with a super warm presenceI'm always on the prowl for Victorian sea moss pressings, so was delighted to find this beautifully preserved, completely filled album of them (with a handful of extras to boot). They were gathered by an Abby Boutwell on Martha's Vineyard in 1881, who titled the album "Seaside Gleanings" on the title page. An excellent example, with the specimens, of which there are a wide variety, mounted to cards of consistent size, which can be easily removed from