As Found, Evocative Brown Paper Wrapped Packet of Bird Identification Labels horse racing game A little tearing along the

A little tearing along the right edge but otherwise very good condition

This box is just about the ultimate embodiment of the phrase 'patina of use' and is packed with enough information to write a novel about it

and has a wonderful

which I think are almost as lovely as the fronts

As Found, Evocative Brown Paper Wrapped Packet of Bird Identification Labels horse racing game A little tearing along theSomething about this package of labels wrapped in brown paper and tied up in string satisfies my eye and sensibilities very much. And then there is the fact of what's inside: hundreds of unused printed cardstock labels produced by the American Ornithological Union (now Society) made for identifying birds. I believe these would have been used as tags for labeling specimens, as in Chicago's Field Museum or the Museum of Natural History. And so, one