Vulgar Fractions Math Notebook with 1818 Letter from Boston clapper I found this one at

I found this one at antiques shop in Maine and was struck by what a handy spool holder it would be - with twelve pegs for spools on the rotating wheel

Of course found in Maine

and would feel quite at home amid a collection of Native American pueblo pottery in a complimentary sort of way

It seems eagles were the primary subject of Everett Pratt of Freeport

with syllabic signature carved into the underside

Vulgar Fractions Math Notebook with 1818 Letter from Boston clapper I found this one atI know these were found together at a New England estate by the dealer I purchased them from, so I'm keeping them as such, with the letter dated 1818, and I do believe the notebook dating to about then. For me the appeal is first and foremost the beautifully ink lettered, evocative and resonant phrase "Vulgar Fractions," animated with rich red watercolor. And then of course I'm always a sucker with these antique math mensuration notebooks in general,