Very Long Antique Made in the United States Brass Stencil mushrooms Hard to believe that making

Hard to believe that making students wear dunce caps was once a common practice--but so it was

NH--all as the imagined holdings of a fictional "Wildfire Corporation" founded in 1898

and he is otherwise in great shape

I found this one hanging on the wall

or in some cases to have served as fertility charms

Very Long Antique Made in the United States Brass Stencil mushrooms Hard to believe that makingYou know I love an old brass stencil spelling out words with multi valent resonance. I also don't believe I've ever seen one as long as this one, spanning 28 inches which must have been used to paint labels on large shipping crates for export or the like. And, of course, contemplating the meaning of "Made in the United States" at this moment in time is rich terrain. Especially nice that "United States" was fully spelled out. Approx 28" x 3". Scattered