Brass and Boxwood Folding 12 Inch Ruler with Caliper silverplate Napier cup with animals gives both a softness and

gives both a softness and a pop to anything in it

heart-shaped stitched on nose and mouth are sewn on with the same loop-type stitching as used to hold the cat together

This wonderful little watercolor painting feels so familiar

This American antique buttocks basket

a thin albumen print mounted onto a cardboard backing

Brass and Boxwood Folding 12 Inch Ruler with Caliper silverplate Napier cup with animals gives both a softness andI just found this and two other old folding rulers and am completely in love with them; I keep carrying them around as they are just a complete delight to hold in the hand, and how much better to measure little things with one of these than with a clunky measuring tape! I am pretty certain this one was made by Stanley and, though unmarked, I believe it is model "No. 32", and am certain it is the youngest of the bunch, 1920s 30s I think. The numbers