Old Mitten Shaped Steel Die for Leather Cutting (Smallest of Three) desk object one might guess it was

one might guess it was the highpoint of a vacation

Captains Crosby and Captain Taylor

with the little circles representing holes in the ice--portals to the underwater world--but rather love that the figures seem more interested in the seals swimming around them

studied and started making pottery together in East Tennesee

Old Mitten Shaped Steel Die for Leather Cutting (Smallest of Three) desk object one might guess it wasThis is the third of three old steel die I am listing, which would have been used to cut leather for gloves and, in this case, mittens. I also have the (very large and very heavy) maul that would have been used to pound them into the leather to cut it if you have an interest in that, just let me know! I love these as objects, both graphic and sculptural, and the handle makes a handy stand. Both the face and edges of the mitten shape show old red