1870s Penmanship Notebook with Great Cover, Full impressionist painting I believe made of celluloid

I believe made of celluloid

which I can find no match of out there anywhere

just some nibbles to the back sides of a couple as documented

which I think just adds to its appeal

I am pretty certain this antique Battersea enamel medallion once had a post with threaded end on the back

1870s Penmanship Notebook with Great Cover, Full impressionist painting I believe made of celluloidI just don't have it in me to pass up a 19th century penmanship practice notebook when I find one each one its own story, and each product of a specific hand at a specific moment in time. And just lovely things. The phrases repeated over and over speak that moment and what was being drilled into students morally in addition to covering the bases calligraphically this one, dating to the 1870s, includes phrases such as "A friend's infirmities should be