Antique Cloth Measuring Tape in Lovely Tin Litho Case with Winder braided mat There is some ingrained dirt

There is some ingrained dirt and minor staining/smearing

for me so much of the joy in doing this is discovering the existence of

and pretty much completely perfect from the front

sound and sturdy and substantial

and of course the misspelled attribution

Antique Cloth Measuring Tape in Lovely Tin Litho Case with Winder braided mat There is some ingrained dirtJust lovely. Early 20th c. I believe, a cloth measure housed inside tin litho case, with metal pull at the end of the measuring tape and smoothly turning arm that winds it tightly back inside. I don't come across these very often, especially not as graphically excellent as this one, which feels like a cousin of a Schoenhut circus drum! 1 15 16" d x 1 1 4". I pulled it out a little further than 40 inches and it seems it likely goes a to 48 or so. Some