Van Everens Visiting Cards, Grand Central Hotel, c. 1880s Business Card with Anamorphic Text steel striker all in great condition with

all in great condition with very little color loss

original black stained exterior

Here incorporated into a functional wall pocket

in what I think's a pretty great design

Van Everens Visiting Cards, Grand Central Hotel, c. 1880s Business Card with Anamorphic Text steel striker all in great condition withThis 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