[From the title page of Edward N. Teall’s Meet Mr. Hyphen (And Put Him in His Place) (New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1937). Actual size 9/16″ × 9/16″.]
If this image was ever a Funk & Wagnalls trademark, the details seem to be well-hidden. I liked the image enough to scan it and make it more readable, though I’m still not sure what it says. Is the kneeling figure working with a book and a globe?
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I thought she was setting a clock. Why she would be doing it in a helmet, or a mask tucked up, I don't know.
ReplyDeleteI think the figure is lighting a lamp; the circle may represent the light.
ReplyDeleteGunther, I think that’s it. It looks like an oil lamp, a “genie lamp.” You’ve solved the mystery, at least to my satisfaction. :)
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