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The Lion's Mouth of Ben Franklin

September 23, 2010

Members of the Library Company were encouraged to write suggested titles of books they wished the library to purchase, and place them in "the lion's mouth": the opening cut into the lid of this box ... Used by the Library Company during the years when Franklin was associated with it.

—From BenFranklin300.org, a website celebrating his 300th birthday