Pair of Young Brick Layers Flanking Their Work, Terrific Antique Occupational (Apprentice?) Mounted Photo carve beaver tall and very narrow size

tall and very narrow size

and that the box was made

The hand of one of Sharkey's arms has been re-glued

but now I think it is probably an branch of red apples

Pair of Young Brick Layers Flanking Their Work, Terrific Antique Occupational (Apprentice?) Mounted Photo carve beaver tall and very narrow sizeNothing makes me happier than exemplifications of pride in good, hard work, and I might guess this fireplace was the most ambitious bricklaying effort completed by these two young men to date, who look quite fresh in their coveralls, trowel in the hand of one (the other I imagine just outside the frame.) Perhaps young apprentices, or bricklaying students, I am not sure; there is a bit of handwriting on the reverse but it is hard to decipher. Very