Spice, Clams and Pickels, Old Hand-carved Wooden Groceries List with Pegs halloween drawing Some splits to the wood

Some splits to the wood here and there due to shrinkage

perhaps in making use of a compass among other things

8 3/4" x 6 7/8" Good condition

" and all the more so with these flaws

I really love things that are both intensely of their medium and also entirely transcend it

Spice, Clams and Pickels, Old Hand-carved Wooden Groceries List with Pegs halloween drawing Some splits to the woodSuch a fun one which was definitely made to be used, with carved pegs for keeping track of whether eggs or lard, butter or tomattoes [sic] were needed. I I love a good list, all the better a carved one, and really like the mix of items here, and the order in which they appear revealing an active thought process of ticking through the necessities, but in a bit of a jumping around associative sort of order, as is very human soap to soup, matches to oil