Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # One vintage art Just shy of 5 1/2"

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

which makes it seem a bit like an Opium-fueled vision

and with what appear like angel wings (though perhaps a large pack) emerging from his back

as well as a gorgeous set of ink and watercolor drawings (listed separately)

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

Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # One vintage art Just shy of 5 1/2"I 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,