Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Two finely carved game token with a little surface lost

with a little surface lost on the face

10 7/8" tall x 8 5/8" wide x 11/16" deep

3" x 3 1/16" and in very good condition

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

carved of bone

Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Two finely carved game token with a little surface lostI 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