Van Everens Visiting Cards, Grand Central Hotel, c. 1880s Business Card with Anamorphic Text political then carefully cut out and

then carefully cut out and pasted onto card

and sturdy pinback

I came upon a source of several nice vintage Inuit stone carvings of animals this week--this owl is the first of several I will be listing

the perfect logo in my opinion

slide lid closing tight and flush

Van Everens Visiting Cards, Grand Central Hotel, c. 1880s Business Card with Anamorphic Text political then carefully cut out andThis is the first example of anamorphic text I've had, though I will definitely be on the hunt for others. By viewing the text from an angle (holding it almost flat on its side), all those abstract lines form words. Here, it reads "Van Everens Visiting Cards" from one direction, and then "Central" from the short side, and then "Grand" and "Hotel" from the corner angles. (I did my best to photograph, but it's a bit easier in hand.) Analog magic, pretty