"Corn King" Manure Spreader, Timely Feeling Antique Advertising Ruler Japanese nesting eggs The labyrinthine geometric designs on

The labyrinthine geometric designs on pottery pieces like this one have a relationship to their cosmology

the form wonderfully graphic and sculptural

I don't much mind

to be used for moistening stamps or wetting fingertips while counting bills I believe--or could be filled with holy water for giving the sign of the cross

for tobacco or snuff

"Corn King" Manure Spreader, Timely Feeling Antique Advertising Ruler Japanese nesting eggs The labyrinthine geometric designs onI love ruler and measuring tools of many sorts, and the patina on this antique folding advertising ruler is terrific, but what really sold me on it is its poignance in speaking to present moment, advertising Corn King Manure Spreader! (I think you can guess who I think the manure spreading king is! though certainly ours is a culture filled with many layers of manure being spread.) "Lighten the work of the farm," "distributes evenly," and involves a