The Perfectly Good Cynics Calendar 1908 Edition goggles case (NOTE: the detail shots give

(NOTE: the detail shots give the best sense of the color and character of the wood

Strangest are the arms--one entirely missing

which I believe is probably the context in which it was made

with a very kind and gentle little face to boot

which allowed for clicking through multiple images on rotating cardboard disks

The Perfectly Good Cynics Calendar 1908 Edition goggles case (NOTE: the detail shots giveThe beautiful production of this 1908 edition of "The Perfectly Good Cynics Calendar with Astronomical Attachment" belies its contents, which are utterly fun and often quite ridiculous! Woven together are distorted proverbs, sardonic quotes, guides to the heavens (complete with hilarious star maps) and faux astrological advisements for each month of the year (i. e. "June 27 Avoid Bridesmaids; December 23 Avoid Expense" etc.), with other little amusing