Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Four reds at the end)—was likely an

at the end)—was likely an early draft of a teaching notebook

I'm really not sure why children should need much more to occupy them that some good blocks like these

as it was believed that wearing bright colors both brought favors from the gods and warded away evil spirits

A handful of diagrams assist with readings

Just a beautifully humble old slide top box

Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Four reds at the end)—was likely anI find these old brass surveyors architects stencils so beautiful paper thin, finely made, and really shining rather like liquid gold in the light. I purchased a lot of them from a seller in England, and have broken them up into smaller thematic groups. These would have been used to annotate blueprints architectural renderings, but as a lover of found language I like them as small, evocative signs of sorts, which could be interesting in all sorts