Joseph Brown's Singing Class!

"Joseph Brown's Singing Class! Admit the bearer."

I bought this well-worn singing class ticket in Clarion, Pennsylvania, and I suspect that it originated in Pennsylvania or another state sometime in the nineteenth century.

Even so, it's interesting to note that a Joseph Brown was conducting a singing class in New Zealand in 1875 as indicated by this brief note, which appeared in Auckland's New Zealand Herald on page 3 of the November 19 issue: "The members of Mr. Joseph Brown's part-singing class announce their intention of giving a complimentary benefit to that gentleman at the Lorne-street Hall, on Monday evening next week."

No mention of any green tickets used for admittance to the class, though.