Engraved Watch Paper for A[aron] Willard, Watch & Clock Maker, Boston [Engraved by Paul Revere, Boston, 1781] Baby's ABC No 80

Engraved Watch Paper for A[aron] Willard, Watch & Clock Maker, Boston [Engraved by Paul Revere, Boston, 1781] Baby's ABC No 80(Paul Revere Horology Revolutionary War Era) (REVERE, Paul) engraver. Engraved Watch Paper for A[aron] Willard, Watch & Clock Maker, Boston. Boston, 1781. Circular watch paper measuring 2" in diameter. A premier museum grade artifact of early American ephemera and horological history, consisting of an original circular paper insert designed to sit protectively inside the concave back of a pocket watch. The engraved face features a complex allegorical

B stands for Ball

Sherwood St

scolding those who do it out of tune

" printed in brown to mount verso

The alphabet in capital letters printed in gray on p

The condition of the item is NEAR FINE

encountering ten closely related Harris imprints from the pinnacle year of 1808 in a unified contemporary binding is an exceptional rarity in commerce

The condition of the pulp magazine is VERY GOOD

Oblong 4to (8-5/8" x 10-1/2")

215 in "Dean's Rag Books and Rag Dolls" by Peter and Dawn Cope

with the lightest touch of wear to lower fore edge corner for what is an unbelievably lovely

This represents an extraordinarily rare opportunity for private collectors