Man in Bowler and Oversized Coat, View From Behind, Elusive (Pre-Magritte) Antique RPPC antique grammar book and all of them spin

and all of them spin brilliantly

tactile things designed with the capacity to engage one for many hours grows ever stronger

One tear to the tin at lower right corner

The wood on the face of the chest is in very good condition

Man in Bowler and Oversized Coat, View From Behind, Elusive (Pre-Magritte) Antique RPPC antique grammar book and all of them spinI'm rather obsessed with this one, striking and evocative and rather iconic feeling, but which refuses to be pinned down. The back of the postcard dates it to the 1910s or early 20s, I believe (I took some time comparing this exact font and format to other real photo postcards and that seems to be the period of use), meaning it pre dates Magritte's earliest man in bowler painting by at least a few years, though those are what it immediately calls to