Louisa Popeney, Pennsylvania Antique 1880s Signed Autograph Book ovular but would also work great

but would also work great as vases or small planters--or are just great sculptural objects on a shelf

mustache and beard is black as well

I believe the form is of a helicopter--spinning propeller at top

and a hole at the center of the back

not just professional architects and builders

Louisa Popeney, Pennsylvania Antique 1880s Signed Autograph Book ovular but would also work greatWhat I love so much about this antique autograph book, owned by a Louise Popeney and started in 1881, is the wit of many of those who signed it, and how muchlike a high school yearbookit reveals of the times. Among my personal favorites: Alas, alas, I am so dumb I cannot write in this album, and Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe. But there are so many good ones. And on the second to last page, clever Fannie writes Last of all came