Scarce Early Smith + Binney Co. Untouched Salesman Sample Box of An-Du-Septic Sight Saver Crayons (Chalk) vintage Kilim beware the undertow

beware the undertow

Since finding one of these amazing old "yarn winder" whimsies in a bottle at Brimfield last summer

The pink buds on this watercolor have surely faded some so as to show just the palest color

making him a sitter

Scarce Early Smith + Binney Co. Untouched Salesman Sample Box of An-Du-Septic Sight Saver Crayons (Chalk) vintage Kilim beware the undertowLots of little things today because sometimes that's what I find and how to resist what feels like a box of pure sunshine on a very gray day?! I'd be disinclined to ever use these, but would be very inclined to pull open that lid over and over again to look at these very bright yellow "An Du Spetic" "sight saver crayons" in their perfectly pristine state, sitting atop a cushion of sawdust. Smith + Binney was founded in 1885 and is best known for