Rare Spencerian Calling Card Salesman Samples in Presumed Original Frame grain counter This curious one

This curious one

which is screwed into the base

with a few small dings here and there

with just a bit of wear/loss of white paint--plus some white paint spatters on his wooden legs

Rare Spencerian Calling Card Salesman Samples in Presumed Original Frame grain counter This curious oneYou know I love Spencerian calligraphy all those birds and flourishes and beautiful lettering but what makes this especially special, and rarer, is that it appears to have been a salesman sample calligrapher's display piece, showing examples of the sorts of calling cards that could be ordered by clients. The banners of the upper left card together read "Cards Written To Order," and the seven others show an array of options for the sorts of cards that