Beautifully Wonky Early 20th C. Baseball antique odd fellows tag representing command of many media

representing command of many media

which makes me think a bit of a seed pod with one big seed inside

I don't know her origins but I think she's really fabulous

but i'd just leave it alone

the engraving illustrates how the strategic positioning of cannons shown here would create a highly effective defense

Beautifully Wonky Early 20th C. Baseball antique odd fellows tag representing command of many mediaI love old balls of many sorts, and find baseballs especially beautiful formally, and for the history of America's pastime they invoke. And most of all I love a wonky one this one even wonkier in person than photos convey. C. 1910s 20s I believe, with red and black stitches, and quite misshapen, as if having lived out in far left field through rain and snow for years before finally being found again. And so, to me, an empathetic object as well as a