An 1877 Polish mizrah (a plaque hung in the home to indicate which direction to face when praying) by Israel Dov Rosenbaum, a clockmaker, mimics the shape of a mantel clock.

to lap a bandage around a finger

They maintained the house, the land, and the shed out back.

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