Two Prize Roosters, Greenville NY, Early 20th Century Drawings Weschler test puzzle light scratching

light scratching

Signed with what looks like "Jani" and stamped "Brandon Stoneware" - a pottery studio in Brandon

I've seen similarly shaped brushes described both as barber's brushes

A cultural tradition in Southest Asia practiced for thousands of years

Two Prize Roosters, Greenville NY, Early 20th Century Drawings Weschler test puzzle light scratchingI've gotten to where I think there is nothing I like more than drawings like these, created not so much to be artful as to serve a function, in this case documenting two prize roosters (I believe roosters rather than hens but I could be wrong) bred by a M. D Chesbro in Greenville, NY. Clearly the pumpkin red color of the Red Quill above was its most important attribute, which the J. D. Gay at bottom seems all about those tail feathers! Such proud