Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # One vintage art 1920s or so American I

1920s or so American I would think and much lovelier than my photos convey

I've documented in photos all the components

Just shy of 5 1/2" straight across at back (not measured on the curve)

crafted of navy blue wool and announcing itself in perfectly imperfectly embroidered lettering on the front

and feeling about as optimistic as the coming dawn

Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # One vintage art 1920s or so American II 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,