Beautiful Old Painted Iron Boules Ball antique British school notebook It appears that his feet

It appears that his feet were re-glued to the base at some point

had a lot of knowledge about early blocks

62 pages (page = front + back)

I just love the linear patterns and texture created by the painstakingly cut and laid matchsticks

bundled up in scarf and hat and with hands buried in pockets

Beautiful Old Painted Iron Boules Ball antique British school notebook It appears that his feetBeautiful surface, wonderful feel in the hand, just a nice thing to set in a bowl or toss around while one is thinking. I think this is an old bocce boules ball, solid steel or iron with incised radial lines and a whitish gray surface. Too satisfying to not bring home with me. 2 7 8" in diameter; weighs 1 lb. 12 oz.. Perfectly aged condition, very early 20th c I believe.