Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1879 Ledger Page: Pirate and Soldier vintage spinning wheel Wear to the exterior along

Wear to the exterior along the spine but still tightly bound and stable

Plus the fact that one is just a little taller than the other

and I think it would have been used as a pill box

small enough to put in any pocket for play on the go

15 3/8" tall x 9 3/4" wide x 1/4" deep

Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1879 Ledger Page: Pirate and Soldier vintage spinning wheel Wear to the exterior alongThis is the last in a series of kid drawings on ledger paper I found together, I think either by one boy done over a number of years, or perhaps by a couple of different makers, but all seeming to take inspiration from specific historical conflicts, though I'm not always sure their reference points. This one, with what looks to me a pirate of sorts at right, I might guess takes inspiration from one of the two Barbary Wars, fought with Tripoli