Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #1, c. 1850s sphere shaped box Such a special one

Such a special one

and then 136 numbered page of ledger paper

smallish tear coming in from the lower left edge

but it is a festive one

I couldn't resist the graphics--and most of all the sentiment

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #1, c. 1850s sphere shaped box Such a special oneSince finding a bundle of antique seaweed pressings from the Isle of Wight a few months ago, I've been looking for more, and so was thrilled to recently find a portfolio of seven of them. They came nicely preserved inside a large piece of paper with folded edges, with "Specimens of Sea Weeds for Mrs. Bindle" hand written on the front. There is a watermark on one piece dated 1852 with the printer name A. Pirie & Sons, who were located in Aberdeen,