Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Two finely carved game token but I think it is

but I think it is possible it is older than that

primarily dating to the mid- to late- 19th century

There is one with cut corners

as well as a hairline crack on the interior near one of the hinges and overall wear/aging to the interior bottom half

I love the faces of the dogs especially

Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Two finely carved game token but I think it isI 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. I