Putting the Roof On, Atmospheric 1914 Vermont RPPC green planter which allows one to cheat

which allows one to cheat the proper lid opening process by raising the lid over the screw if desired

was quite notable--opened in Washington DC in 1899 by Fred S

his year of death matching the date carved into this)

the backside of which I love as much as for the front

Putting the Roof On, Atmospheric 1914 Vermont RPPC green planter which allows one to cheatFound in Vermont, where it was taken, and mailed in 1914 from a mother in Cavendish to her daughter in Brattleboro. Feels like Vermont, with the dense forest behind this structure under construction, with two children perched on the edge of the roof just below two men working away to put the roof in. Nicely atmospheric. 5 3 8 x 3 7 16. Toning and some scattered staining, all to the good I think.