Excellent Old Bell System Telephone Lineman's Brass Pocket Mirror (for Splicing and Inspecting Wire) p. pohl harmonica but I think they're beautiful

but I think they're beautiful

with one dark spot as documented in photos

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

Completely evocative and emblematic of the beauty of old school specialization--and this is just Card #29

A quick google search turns up that Vernon went on to become a composer

Excellent Old Bell System Telephone Lineman's Brass Pocket Mirror (for Splicing and Inspecting Wire) p. pohl harmonica but I think they're beautifulI found another of these mirrors years ago, which is what made me know to flip it over, see the Bell System type on the back, and grab it. These mirrors were issued to linemen who worked for Bell Telephone, to use inspecting the hidden undersides of telephone cable splices. I love picturing that, and also love the object hood of the mirror itself: heavy and substantial, not an easy one to loose track of, soldered at the corners and with a great