Mary Helen King's Wonderful "Hard Word Dictionary" with Hand-written Definitions and Drawings, 1940 queen breeder in the original appearing to

in the original appearing to be pulling at blades of grass

This "bowl of treasures" design apparently first appeared in the 16th century

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so perhaps he was modeled after one of those--this guy painted chalkware

Mary Helen King's Wonderful "Hard Word Dictionary" with Hand-written Definitions and Drawings, 1940 queen breeder in the original appearing toThis one arrived in the mail when I really needed some cheering up, and a cheer up it delivered and continues to deliver every time I look at it. I wish I had the pleasure to know the Mary Helen King who created it how not to like a girl who took it upon herself to create a "Hard Word Dictionary"? And the fact that she was not a terribly accomplished draw er did not slow her down, except when it came to "Monkey," where, in lieu of an illustration, she