C. 1930s-40s Dustpan + Nails Make Do Cranberry Rake, Found in Maine Bennington potters with the power to dole

with the power to dole out other ranks of power as they see fit

plus still has its glass bottle inside

the majority facing front with expressions that look less as if smiling for the camera and more as if curious about who is looking at them and what we are up to

The more finished drawing here is in crayon the flip side

Quite a charmer of a hand-drawn postcard I think

C. 1930s-40s Dustpan + Nails Make Do Cranberry Rake, Found in Maine Bennington potters with the power to doleFound in Maine, as might be expected, this is an old "make do" cranberry rake, fashioned of a metal dustpan and two rows of nails, c. 1930s. I really love the horizontal line of nail heads along the front edge, and of course their spikes coming up! The second row of nails spikes comes up from the bottom on the interior. A rake like this (though this is very much one of a kind!) would be used for combing cranberries from vines to harvest. 8 5 8" w x