with an opening of 1 3/8" diameter
) of Boston— this one begun on July 24
Such fun to find this box in Maine the other day--I'd guess an older box adapted 80 or so years ago by a V
as I think they surpass all other little brass ducks
so this was an early framing of what has since become an iconic feature of a building renowned as a architectural mastepiece
Old Grain Scoop with Make Do Welded Spike Adaptation handmade playing cards with an opening of 1I'm always happy to find objects, and tools especially, that were altered by someone along the way for a specific purpose, as was clearly the case with this old scoop, to which a series of sharp spikes were welded, transforming it into a singular and much more aggressive sort of object! I believe the scoop itself was made for grain, but, as if found it coated in soot, am thinking the spikes may have been added for stoking and scooping out a fireplace?