The Icelandic Vegvísir (wayfinder) is a magical stave that helps you find your way home through rough weather. Oldest known example is from 1860.
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Possibly an example of a smiley from 1862: “(applause and laughter ;)”. From a transcript in the New York Times of an Abraham Lincoln speech.
Colonial blanket. National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) Smithsonian Institution, 19th century.
Update, 2024: American Indian Magazine describes this is a Salish blanket from ca 1860, woven with goat and sheep wool.
