Nice Early Pair of Machinist Made Ladies Legs Calipers writing instruction Though much of the paint

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

wooden toothbrush

likely along with the rest of the holy family--but happily still stands atop her original pedestal—two red painted wood squares and a blue painted carved globe with snake curled around it

and a wooden torso

And then of course that baby's wide eyed face at the center of it all

Nice Early Pair of Machinist Made Ladies Legs Calipers writing instruction Though much of the paintIt'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