Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Four morn ) And the primitively carved

) And the primitively carved and painted figures--in perfectly aged old red

were used to store ingredients used for betel chewing

with the more detailed windows

My favorite detail is the darker blue enamel used to detail the little feet of each box

Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Four morn ) And the primitively carvedI 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