Jacob A. Paul's 1838 Ghent, NY Penmanship Practice Book small fan These are very rare and

These are very rare and highly collectible

Late 19th century Shaker I am fairly certain

framed 12" x 16"

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Jacob A. Paul's 1838 Ghent, NY Penmanship Practice Book small fan These are very rare andI've had a number of British earlyish 19th century penmanship practice notebooks in the shop but this is the first American one, of a Jacob A. Paul I believe, of Ghent, NY, dated 1838. And it is quite different from the British in construction with a simple un dyed pulp paper cover, hand stitched binding, and then pages of various colors inside pink, green, yellow, some quite brilliant in tone. And no fraktur type headers here just page after page