Unusual Brass Stencil Wheel with Gorgeous Patina, 1870s rusty trivet I believe this one dates

I believe this one dates from the early to mid 20th century

These are in excellent condition

Tabletop chests like these were also often "apprentice chests

Wear and darkening to the cover and inside endpapers

who illustrated this wonderful “Tales from the Igloo

Unusual Brass Stencil Wheel with Gorgeous Patina, 1870s rusty trivet I believe this one datesWhat a gorgeous thing! I'd never seen a stencil wheel like this before, and think it is just fantastic; I certainly love interlocking brass letter and number stencils, but they don't hold a candle to this, where one has all the letters and numbers together, plus a few handy extras (lbs, yds, $, etc.) Held together at the center with a turned wood handle, the arm on top rotates easily around the disc, with two windows for framing the letter or number