Van Everens Visiting Cards, Grand Central Hotel, c. 1880s Business Card with Anamorphic Text folk art wooden rabbit I'd guess this guy was

I'd guess this guy was based on a comics character--maybe Jeff of Mutt and Jeff

Typed label on reverse identifies it as the Universal Portland Cement Co

Lobster: 2 1/2" across x 1/4" tall (standing on 3 sweet little legs)

This one's in pretty good shape compared to most I've seen (the fact that these are usually quite battered speaks for itself

Drawing itself paper size is 3"x3"

Van Everens Visiting Cards, Grand Central Hotel, c. 1880s Business Card with Anamorphic Text folk art wooden rabbit I'd guess this guy wasThis is the first example of anamorphic text I've had, though I will definitely be on the hunt for others. By viewing the text from an angle (holding it almost flat on its side), all those abstract lines form words. Here, it reads "Van Everens Visiting Cards" from one direction, and then "Central" from the short side, and then "Grand" and "Hotel" from the corner angles. (I did my best to photograph, but it's a bit easier in hand.) Analog magic, pretty