Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Four reds 6" x 3 15/16"

6" x 3 15/16"

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

with leather ears (only one of which remains)

This one makes me want to start collecting miniature books to house in it

Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Four reds 6" x 3 15/16"I 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