Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Four reds I might think by a

I might think by a jeweler

not a fussy thing about it but with the hand of its maker very palpable

I might take him for a farmer

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

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

Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Four reds I might think by aI 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