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<p>[QUOTE="John14, post: 1623182, member: 41136"]<font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri">Here is a creepy one that came in the mail today. It was carved by Carrie Ann Benson, she started carving hobo nickels in early 2011. Her signatures have changed a little since she started; from “CAB”, to “B12”, to “B13”. This one is titled “The Doctor is Out”, theme: Black Plague Mask.</font></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri"><br /></font></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri">[ATTACH]230844.vB[/ATTACH]</font></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri"><br /></font></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri">(Just figured out why my photos were uploading so small <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</font></span></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri">These masks were worn by doctors (so called) during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The “beak” part was filled with different concoctions of scented materials, because they believed the putrid air carried the plague. It also served to keep patients at a distance from their face. Some people actually collect authentic and replica Black Plague Masks! </font></span></font>[ATTACH]230845.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]230846.vB[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH]230847.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri">I really like Benson’s art, and have another Zombie themed hobo from her on the way!</font></span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John14, post: 1623182, member: 41136"][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Here is a creepy one that came in the mail today. It was carved by Carrie Ann Benson, she started carving hobo nickels in early 2011. Her signatures have changed a little since she started; from “CAB”, to “B12”, to “B13”. This one is titled “The Doctor is Out”, theme: Black Plague Mask. [ATTACH]230844.vB[/ATTACH] (Just figured out why my photos were uploading so small :-p)[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]These masks were worn by doctors (so called) during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The “beak” part was filled with different concoctions of scented materials, because they believed the putrid air carried the plague. It also served to keep patients at a distance from their face. Some people actually collect authentic and replica Black Plague Masks! [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][ATTACH]230845.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]230846.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]230847.vB[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]I really like Benson’s art, and have another Zombie themed hobo from her on the way![/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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