Fabulous C. 1820s Century Mechanical Ink and Watercolor Perpetual Almanack, Ready to Use brittan animals for easy carrying--and concealing

for easy carrying--and concealing

sound and stable and not at all fragile

There's a bit of damage/irregularity to the wire mesh at the tip of the nose

9" long with tail down

Fabulous C. 1820s Century Mechanical Ink and Watercolor Perpetual Almanack, Ready to Use brittan animals for easy carrying--and concealingSo cool, and so crisp and modern feeling, though about 200 years old! It is a working perpetual calendar, ink and watercolor on card, with a tab on the back side that moves up and down to change the day of the week, making it ever applicable. With the days of the month arranged in a neat grid at center, and the hand written text on the column at right noting the number of days in each month. ("Feb. hath 28 or 29 days") A bit akin to a mechanical