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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 26203, member: 25&quot;][ATTACH=full]6532[/ATTACH] While riffling through some old papers, arty Edwardian in tone, I found a manuscript letter headed with a little sketch in ink and wash, and signed with a rebus. It was dated 1910 and the contents did not provide any clues.</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought the rebus might represent a crane, craning its neck, so I looked for artists called Crane and came up with Bruce Crane. He&#039;s not the only C.1910 Crane of course, but I wonder if the style or signature means anything to anyone.</p><p><br /></p><p>The little sketch seems quite competent. And someone thought the letter worth keeping for more than 100 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>I may well be entirely wrong about everything.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]6533[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]6534[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It was only when looking at the photo that I realised the paper had an embossed address, 5 Mandeville Place, London W.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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