Vintage Carpenters Pencil Collection #1 folding ruler with caliper 'Vogan' shows some old presence

'Vogan' shows some old presence in Northwest Pennsylvania and possibly the Southern tier of New York state where this drawing was found

I've got a predilection for things that possess an internal torque or tension

If you don't love him just by looking at him

If preferred

While the tile shows its age in the form of scratches to the surface revealing the red clay below the glaze

Vintage Carpenters Pencil Collection #1 folding ruler with caliper 'Vogan' shows some old presenceYum! I loved finding a bag filled with these and more (listed as a second set) this week in New Hampshireclearly pro actively collected by someone over a good number of years, Id guess who lived somewhere between Boston and Haverhill, MA. I love looking at these just laid flat on a surface arranged by color from dark red to white, but theyd be equally yummy together in a glass or tin at the readyand the size, flatness of weight of these makes them so