Graphic 1877 DF & L Ventilator Grate in Original Paint vintage Japanese puppet The front of the tile

The front of the tile is executed in partial relief

but which now with quite the amazing patina definitely reads as the face of a survivor

Beautifully aged

which I love about it but looks like it could be flaked off

Graphic 1877 DF & L Ventilator Grate in Original Paint vintage Japanese puppet The front of the tileJust a great looking thing. I've had one other of these and will always grab them when I see them because they're just so graphically satisfying and pretty fun to operate, too. Produced by DF & L with an 1887 patent date; I haven't found out most anything about the company, but believe they were New England based as that's where these seem to surface. The center dial on this one turns very smoothly to open or close it, and the original baby blue