Antique French Blotter

These simple French blotters, with advertisement for a farm and garden equipment were found at the Albi Brocante. As I was purchasing the whole lot, a man came up to me and in French said, could I buy one from you? I handed him two and said here take a couple - he said thank you - these are from the town I grew up in, Lacaune-les-Bains. The dealer said genteel and we all felt we had made new friends.