Bill - Here are a couple of pictures I took before donating this (one of five (?) known copies to have been made by Ron Kirby. This copy was the property of Austin Hogan (from Ron) and Austin had gifted it to me) copy of Wilbur F. Parker Sr.'s original hand drawn, hand written, hand colored notebook of cartridge and shotshell patent applications in 1869. There are over 70 patent applications in the book.
In my own opinion, it is a real prize and the bidding was so low I wonder if folks really knew the significance of it.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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