Norman Jones' 1909 Penmanship Practice Notebook blue whale shaped plate and cup giving it lots of life

giving it lots of life

Born in 1879

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I've searched and searched but found no other like this one

Jones used opaque paint to embellish his sculptures

Norman Jones' 1909 Penmanship Practice Notebook blue whale shaped plate and cup giving it lots of lifeI've become pretty fascinated by these penmanship practice notebooks, not just because I love seeing the handwriting, but also for the choice of phrases, which speaks lot to the times they were done, and served as a way of imparting moral values and instilling good behavior. Here, I especially love the phrase "exercise with caution," which I'd think would say "exercise caution" but instead seems to be warning against injuring ones self (!), and also