Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Three monkey on ladder toy including for the fact that

including for the fact that the verse itself speaks to having empathy and forgiving faults

soulful representation as poignant a depiction of being trapped--literally chained--in limbo as could be

There is a little loss to one far edge of the slide top box

which I take for a first sketch for the crayon drawing on reverse

It was purchased from an estate sale that included a wonderful collection of mid-century and contemporary ceramics from Japan

Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Three monkey on ladder toy including for the fact thatI find these old brass surveyors architects stencils so beautiful paper thin, finely made, and 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 contexts.