Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Three vintage painted metal sign I am not certain the

I am not certain the age of this card

and arch of flowering garlands above

The young man looks some combination of bored

with a few small holes in the brass as evident

There are fancier spruce gum boxes out there

Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Three vintage painted metal sign I am not certain theI find these old brass surveyors architects stencils so beautiful paper thin, finely made, and 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 contexts.