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Ornate handwriting in German is surrounded by flowers in yellows and reds.

Credit: Spruance Library/Bucks County Historical Society, SC-58. No. A-16

Another common type of fraktur was a house blessing or Haussegen, such as this example from Bucks County, circa 1820. They were meant to as good luck charms for the family home.

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