Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Three vintage painted metal sign with a few small holes

with a few small holes in the brass as evident

with plenty of variation among them and graphite cut marks still on them

There are fancier spruce gum boxes out there

Ten pages including cover

Amazing details down to ribbed grips on the interiors of each set

Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Three vintage painted metal sign with a few small holesI 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.