Ironing and Pressing at the Neptune Valet Shop, c. 1930s Large Snapshot Photo treen pestle and it holds sturdily open

and it holds sturdily open

I think the design of this 1914 two-sided cardboard "Pocket Signal Disk" is just terrific

Rank Badges (also called rank insignia or Mandarin squares) were used in China during the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties to demonstrate the wearer’s rank—birds for civil officials and animals for military officials

much more than at antique shops or shows

Ironing and Pressing at the Neptune Valet Shop, c. 1930s Large Snapshot Photo treen pestle and it holds sturdily openThe small sign propped next to the light at the rear of this laundry identifies it as "The New Home of the Neptune Valet Shop," which I'd guess was affiliated with a hotel called the Neptune, but I haven't identified it for sure. Most of all for me it is about her best glasses and facial expression ever, which seem perfectly in keeping with the chore of perpetual ironing! Her partner working the presser on a pair of pants near the back looks a bit