Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Four reds with leather ears (only one

with leather ears (only one of which remains)

at the end)—was likely an early draft of a teaching notebook

Just a beautifully humble old slide top box

A handful of diagrams assist with readings

as it was believed that wearing bright colors both brought favors from the gods and warded away evil spirits

Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Four reds with leather ears (only oneI 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