Antique Cloth Measuring Tape in Lovely Tin Litho Case with Winder braided mat There is some ingrained dirt

There is some ingrained dirt and minor staining/smearing

and the lower half of the side facade appearing to have come detached entirely

one with petals open toward us

and I have to guess this wallet travelled back to the U

sound and sturdy and substantial

Antique Cloth Measuring Tape in Lovely Tin Litho Case with Winder braided mat There is some ingrained dirtJust lovely. Early 20th c. I believe, a cloth measure housed inside tin litho case, with metal pull at the end of the measuring tape and smoothly turning arm that winds it tightly back inside. I don't come across these very often, especially not as graphically excellent as this one, which feels like a cousin of a Schoenhut circus drum! 1 15 16" d x 1 1 4". I pulled it out a little further than 40 inches and it seems it likely goes a to 48 or so. Some