SOLD Beautifully Worn, Best Orange c. 1940s Herald American Newspaper Seller's Apron printed paper photo These would have been used

These would have been used to annotate blueprints/architectural renderings

and to my eye a pretty fantastic object

caterpillar and who knows what all

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

tightly stretched and adhered to stretcher

SOLD Beautifully Worn, Best Orange c. 1940s Herald American Newspaper Seller's Apron printed paper photo These would have been usedFound 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