Set of Three 1880s Connecticut River Barge Operator's Ledgers with Pages and Pages of Satisfying Hatch Marks marble madonna perhaps original to the making

perhaps original to the making

and a second featuring a bull terrier

which likely once held a photograph

and very finely made

which was easy to do

Set of Three 1880s Connecticut River Barge Operator's Ledgers with Pages and Pages of Satisfying Hatch Marks marble madonna perhaps original to the makingHonestly, I purchased these because I found the handwritten labels on their fronts and the pages and pages of careful hatchmark tallying inside very visually satisfying. But then I figured out they were logs kept by a barge operator, with each of those hatchmarks I believe representing a trip taken load carried down the Connecticut River. I haven't dug too much into them, but each ledger contains records for the accounts of different individuals, with