Amazing 1950s Snapshot of American Family at Leisure basketweave planter I found what appears to

I found what appears to be an exact match of this lovely little bone and brass folding ruler that dates it to 1820 or so

sturdy and substantial

which I've just fallen in love with

I've developed something of a thing for antique images of archeresses

The notebook

Amazing 1950s Snapshot of American Family at Leisure basketweave planter I found what appears toI think this is an incredible photograph, specifically, and especially as a portrait of the American Family c. 1950s. The mother is crocheting and eying her daughter, the father is reading (and I might guess holding a cigarette just out of view) and the daughter is flying a toy plane, imagining the future! On the mantle, a collection of several photographs, a "Wilson Walkie" elephant, an array of figurines, and very c. 1940s 50s stereotypical Native