A German or American Torah binder typically states in Hebrew the name of the boy to whom it is dedicated and his date of birth. The creator of a binder, however, is seldom mentioned. On its lower left corner, this binder unexpectedly singles out its artist in Yiddish: “Made in New York by B. Y. Behr, 1871”; in English, it adds his business address, 264 Stanton Street, on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The boy’s birthdate, December 29, 1867, is inscribed in Hebrew. The binder was made closer to the date of its dedication to the synagogue, usually around the time the boy turned three and began his formal religious education.