Wonderful Antique Photo of Carpenters (and Guard Dog!) in their Shop fox --and can almost picture its

--and can almost picture its maker with their knife in hand sitting at the end of the day whittling away

There is a bit of pitting and greening to the brass

with a hardness and weight very similar to a real loaf

with wear to the box and a couple of the spring connectors have been stretched

a bit of cracking to the splint here and there

Wonderful Antique Photo of Carpenters (and Guard Dog!) in their Shop fox --and can almost picture itsWhat a surly looking bunch! I might be a bit wary of stepping into their shop, but such is the beauty of photography. I love everything about this, from the stacks of planks on all sides and sawdust underfoot, to the tools in hand, to their aprons and rolled up shirt sleeves and pipes and dangling pocket watches, and most of all their faces and attitudes! And with the two seated men and fierce looking dog anchoring it all at left one assumes the head