"Corn King" Manure Spreader, Timely Feeling Antique Advertising Ruler Japanese nesting eggs The labyrinthine geometric designs on

The labyrinthine geometric designs on pottery pieces like this one have a relationship to their cosmology

There are three old screw holes down the center

and would guess the color comes from the same dyes used to color the wool

for tobacco or snuff

13 7/8 x 9 1/8 and in good overall condition

"Corn King" Manure Spreader, Timely Feeling Antique Advertising Ruler Japanese nesting eggs The labyrinthine geometric designs onI love ruler and measuring tools of many sorts, and the patina on this antique folding advertising ruler is terrific, but what really sold me on it is its poignance in speaking to present moment, advertising Corn King Manure Spreader! (I think you can guess who I think the manure spreading king is! though certainly ours is a culture filled with many layers of manure being spread.) "Lighten the work of the farm," "distributes evenly," and involves a