Cool Target Patterned Old Linocut Roller antique british drawing I only recently learned of

I only recently learned of the work of Hans Teppich

I'd just hang these right on the wall

I've found just a few other Odd Fellows hooked rugs from the late 19th and early 20th century

particularly on the exterior corners of the box

There are two loose drawings (pictured last in photos) that show more damage

Cool Target Patterned Old Linocut Roller antique british drawing I only recently learned ofI am not certain whether this roller was made for patterning wallpaper, or fabric, or for the printmaking studio, but I guess really it's all the same, and it seems it could be used now for all of the above and more. It looks to me that the roller cover is made of linoleum, mounted on a wooden roller with wire handle. It does require some pressure to get it rolling smoothly, and I have not inked it up to try it, but it certainly seems like one should