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I might guess some of the value of this card has come from the (mis)association of the two
features a figure ice fishing
with ebonized wood backs
The unhandled cup measures 3 5/8" across and 2 5/8" tall
How at ease the boy in dark jacket at right looks leaning against his friend
The Beehive Moneycomb, Punny (and Metaphorical Feeling) c. 1940s Still Bank organic modern I might guess some ofPretty clever, and a pretty excellent object I think; I find it hard to resist a beehive shaped anything, and all the better with a big bee cast on the front! At the same time, with its golden brass finish, and "MONEYCOMB" in capital italics, I can't help but think of it as a metaphor for plutocracy! Ah, I will try to relinquish this lens through which I seem to be regarding everything at the moment. but our material culture is so rife with metaphors!
