Nice Early Pair of Machinist Made Ladies Legs Calipers writing instruction luminescent and blushing pink

luminescent and blushing pink

wooden toothbrush

A perfect winter still life I'd say

Box measures 7" l x 2 3/8" w x 2" t

Though much of the paint on his face has been lost to time

Nice Early Pair of Machinist Made Ladies Legs Calipers writing instruction luminescent and blushing pinkIt's been a while since I've had a pair of folk art ladies legs calipers, typically made by metalworkers machinists for practical use, but I've been thinking about them lately as really quite marvelous things, embodying the infusion of delight (and a bit of eroticism) into daily labor. I came across this pair near Lake George in Upstate NY purchased from the sort of dealer who pulls things out of old houses that maybe haven't seen the light of day