Guinea, Crow, Tame Pigeon, Turtle Dove - 1883 Iowa Egg Collection with Hand-inked Names metallic embroidery I always keep an eye

I always keep an eye out for early examples of these

and the way in which they might be integrated into one's life

10 5/8" t x 7 1/4" w x 3/8" thick

very singular old handmade measuring stick/rod (pretty impossible to document well

Guinea, Crow, Tame Pigeon, Turtle Dove - 1883 Iowa Egg Collection with Hand-inked Names metallic embroidery I always keep an eyeThere is no universe in which I would not bring these home with me, though I would love it if there were twice or ten times as many eggs inside this old tin. I found these in New Hampshire, but the Prairie Chicken egg, in addition to identifying it as such, notes the location: Grove Hill, Shelby County, Iowa, and the year of its collection, 1883. Nine eggs here, seven of them with hand inked names, in order: Guinea, Pigeon, Crow (my favorite), Prairie