Wonderful Antique Photo of Carpenters (and Guard Dog!) in their Shop fox with wear to the box

with wear to the box and a couple of the spring connectors have been stretched

a bit of cracking to the splint here and there

with a hardness and weight very similar to a real loaf

I believe the monogram on the right frame is G

and begging the question of what exactly is the situation with these three men

Wonderful Antique Photo of Carpenters (and Guard Dog!) in their Shop fox with wear to the boxWhat a surly looking bunch! I might be a bit wary of stepping into their shop, but such is the beauty of photography. I love everything about this, from the stacks of planks on all sides and sawdust underfoot, to the tools in hand, to their aprons and rolled up shirt sleeves and pipes and dangling pocket watches, and most of all their faces and attitudes! And with the two seated men and fierce looking dog anchoring it all at left one assumes the head