SOLD Beautifully Worn, Best Orange c. 1940s Herald American Newspaper Seller's Apron printed paper photo and happily able to hold

and happily able to hold a bunch of stuff inside

carved of walrus tusk

and I assume it is the path to enlightenment/progression to nirvana being symbolically represented (with the six tethered forms representing the six perfections

8 7/16 x 5 (not including rough edge)

plus what I'd guess is a taxidermy bird perched in the window--all making one imagine that Max was  likely a good and loyal hunting companion

SOLD Beautifully Worn, Best Orange c. 1940s Herald American Newspaper Seller's Apron printed paper photo and happily able to holdFound in Maine, but I believe the Herald American refers to the Chicago Herald American, published in Chicago 1939 1953. I spotted it pinned up on a white wall in an antiques shop and thought the much worn, faded and stained orange canvas extraordinary beautiful and perfectly, poignantly right for a newspaper seller's apron (from the days when the paper was the thing) bearing such an iconic feeling phrase. With the word "herald," as both noun and