Boys (and Men) with Bikes on Beach, Antique French RPPC (with Old Corner Mend) unusual sewing box 8 7/8" x 6 5/8"

8 7/8" x 6 5/8"

and hints of which show up in this abstracted "Still Life

with a canary swallowing aspect

I believe it likely dates to the late 19th century and is dark brown with gold

Boys (and Men) with Bikes on Beach, Antique French RPPC (with Old Corner Mend) unusual sewing box 8 7/8" x 6 5/8"How much more romantic a vision this group of cyclists in black suits and hats than a bunch in fluorescent spandex and helmets, I'd say, and all the more so lined up on the beach forming a wall between sand and sea. Very cinematic. (And making me think of Reservoir Dogs!) A close look reveals numbers attached to the spokes of their bikes they don't look like Tour de France contenders to me (launched in 1903) but perhaps aspiring! 5 5 16 x 3 7 16. Nice