Marvelously Weird Cabinet Card "Boudoir Photo" of Girl with Wand and Armored Statue water tower which--appropriately--the US Embossing Co (who

which--appropriately--the US Embossing Co (who would go on to produce color cubes) was known for

This wonderful one clearly did many years of duty as a scare cat out in the garden

which could be product of having been stashed away for a very long time but I'm not 100% sure

but flips up to stand at 90 degrees in order to be used

Marvelously Weird Cabinet Card "Boudoir Photo" of Girl with Wand and Armored Statue water tower which--appropriately--the US Embossing Co (whoThis girl! Quite a curious vision in her ringlets and flounces and hair flowers and magic wand in hand looking as if about to head to a ball with the statue who stands beside her, a miniature knight in shining armor as her date! What makes it ever weirder is that the stamp on the back of the card labels it as a boudoir portrait as if this awkward young thing were meant to be a seductress.. Makes me wonder about that Zeph Magill! Wonderfully weird. 8 1