Amazing 1950s Snapshot of American Family at Leisure basketweave planter I presume in Africa

I presume in Africa

sturdy and substantial

Very nicely crafted

No holes for mounting on this one but it would be fairly early to drill a couple

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

Amazing 1950s Snapshot of American Family at Leisure basketweave planter I presume in AfricaI 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