A Dreadful Bore, Excellent Victorian Trade Card for Atlantic Garden "Temperance Resort", Danielsonville, CT antique chinese rank badge minor and not noticeable unless

minor and not noticeable unless you are looking for them

Such a sweet little handmade ceramic sheep

925 (sterling) silver

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A Dreadful Bore, Excellent Victorian Trade Card for Atlantic Garden "Temperance Resort", Danielsonville, CT antique chinese rank badge minor and not noticeable unlessI find the art of hand shadowing, or "shadowgraphy," a fantastic thing (and have been watching antique books illustrating it fetch high prices), so I jumped on this scarce Victorian trade card when I came across it. (Of course I also love puns.) And "Atlantic Garden" as "the only temperance amusement resort in town" is interesting too, with pool tables, shooting gallery and a first class lunch counter to boot. Danielsonville CT became Danielson in