1870s M.H Cowell & Co. "Guiding Star Marker / Infallible Scorer" For Every Game! miniature well The portrait makes me think

The portrait makes me think of both Vermeer and of African hairdresser signboards

which make me wonder if he might once have emitted a sound when squeezed

I can't look at this fabulous vessel without thinking of Magritte's “Ceci nest pas un pipe

Much worn on the outside

Taking their name from the town of Saltillo

1870s M.H Cowell & Co. "Guiding Star Marker / Infallible Scorer" For Every Game! miniature well The portrait makes me thinkI've looked a fair amount but haven't found documentation of another one of these out there anywhere, which I snatched up because I just really love the looks of it and also the language of its title: "The Guiding Star Marker" or "The Infallible Scorer." (Who doesn't need one of those?) Great graphics, great color scheme, and an excellent yellow printed back providing some further explication about its use and attributing it to M. H Cowell and Co.,