ROCK IN! 1908 Postmarked Real Photo Postcard, Branchport, NY antique fan and knowing that it came

and knowing that it came from the estate of a very prolific artist makes it easy to imagine that the trusty set of tools inside have lived a very active life

complete with armor under the robe of new king and a mace in the hand of the helmeted man at near right

which I believe it was constructed around

though I will definitely be on the hunt for others

including ladders and pedestals and this 100% perfect chair

ROCK IN! 1908 Postmarked Real Photo Postcard, Branchport, NY antique fan and knowing that it cameSuch a fun one. I have not done a very deep dive but a quick search pointed me to Frog Rock in Eastford, CT, a glacial boulder painted to resemble a frog in 1881 by state legislator Thomas J. Thurber, who thought its natural shape resembled a squatting frog. This frog painted rock does NOT appear to be that one, but suggests a late 19th early 20th century trend toward painting boulders to resemble frogs, perhaps especially common in Connecticut! And