Thomas Ruys Smith @thomasruyssmith.com · Nov 29

Here’s one I found in a British newspaper - 1889. Not as fun as Dodge’s!

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Xmas ghosts are stirring · Nov 29

Here's one I would attribute to Charles B. Shillin. His were shorter, typically drawn outlines and drawn details. HCD sometimes incorporated drawing, but more often would use typographical elements.

Xmas ghosts are stirring · Nov 29

Thanks! There were a few others doing shape poems at the same time as HCD, including some of the same general shapes, among the more prolific being Americus Wellington Bellaw and Frank J. Bonnelle. In length and style yours example's most like Charles B. Shillin's shape poems.