Pair of Mid-Century Stanley Painted Steel Plumb Bobs painted house On the back of this

On the back of this small

with that wonderful blue jacket

(It is quite heavy

and I must say I find it a great pleasure to unfurl them and then lock the handles in place

Pair of Mid-Century Stanley Painted Steel Plumb Bobs painted house On the back of thisI've got a bit of a thing for plumb bobs beautiful forms, which also always feel good in the hand, and there is something so elemental and true feeling about the act of finding a plumb. These two were made by Stanley c. 1960s or so; the red is No. 170, 5 oz; the yellow No. 171, 8 oz. I love the ribs on them, and the way the paint has hung on just along them, with what looks like some yellow paint to the larger as what I imagine was a happy accident.