1872 Samuel R. Wells Phrenology Handbook with Illustrations wood framed and sparkly thing still

and sparkly thing still

handmade and handpainted with 24k gold accents

a narrow plank rested across the bottom sides could easily be added to make a slightly elevated platform to set things on

There's a large ink smear to the left of his arm and smaller stains all over

and includes nine variously sized round blocks to arrange and re-arrange

1872 Samuel R. Wells Phrenology Handbook with Illustrations wood framed and sparkly thing stillWhile extremely problematic on so many levels, phrenology did certainly yield some pretty amazing diagrams and graphics, and, as with many artifacts of quack science, makes for interesting reading (if also discouraging; according to this analysis, I have a very small brain indeed.) This 28 page booklet features a break down of all of the 37 "Faculties" imag(in)ed and listed on the cover, plus several pages of illustrations diagramming the exact