US Fastener Company "Bag Plates" Sample Card, c. 1920s-40s J.D. Gay chicken The watercolored rounds representing progressively

The watercolored rounds representing progressively diminished color intensities are paper cutouts

but also for the moody manner of the painting

I walked in to a recent estate sale and this little house was the very first thing I saw

Some dryness/cracking to the surface but overall  good condition and wired on the back for hanging

nice perched on a shelf somewhere to appreciate its colorful

US Fastener Company "Bag Plates" Sample Card, c. 1920s-40s J.D. Gay chicken The watercolored rounds representing progressivelyThis one is heavy with the weight of all these metal "bag plates" I believe snap closures for the flap of a purse or the like. I just love old sample cards like this, especially much handled ones with handwritten numbers and notes on them. This one was produced by the United States Fastener Company located on Milk Street in Boston whose work clearly involved holding all sorts of things together! c. 1920s 40s I believe, with a very satisfying reverse