Evocative Handmade EMPIRE Stencil carved Mexican mask both of which make perfect

both of which make perfect sense

but he's got a bit of an American feel to him to me

The box I believe dates to the late 19th/very early 20th century or so

and think this is a pretty good one

Cards measure 2 1/4"x3 1/2" each

Evocative Handmade EMPIRE Stencil carved Mexican mask both of which make perfectI love stencils of all sorts, but this may be my very favorite I've found. It was clearly hand drawn and hand cut, with the pencil drawn guides for the wonderfully boxy and also a bit Metropolis futuristic feeling lettering still very much evident. Often one sees stencils for types of apples, used for labeling crates or barrels which may be the case here, for Empire apples. But it also, especially for being silver, it makes me think of The Empire