Clara Broke Her Left Leg at the Rink Saturday Night, 1884 Western Union Telegram workers with wheelbarrow and handy for holding a

and handy for holding a folder or two full of tax related documents

Early-ish 20th century I believe and signed in pencil on the underside

with aging to the iron

6 1/8” x 3” x 3” and in good condition

Clara Broke Her Left Leg at the Rink Saturday Night, 1884 Western Union Telegram workers with wheelbarrow and handy for holding aOne of my favorite finds of the week, though perhaps no one else will appreciate it quite as much as I do. The message on this Western Union telegram, dated 1884: "Clara broke her left leg at the rink Saturday night." Signed Harry. A message that, to me, perfectly embodies the challenge posed by the telegram how to communicate what is necessary in as few words possible. In doing so it delivers what I think is a very Hemingway esque sentence, spare but