Lot 148 - Antique Drafting Instrument Set in Wood Case with Purple Velvet Interior, 8-3/8" L

Lot 148 - Antique Drafting Instrument Set in Wood Case with Purple Velvet Interior, 8-3/8" LAntique drafting instrument set housed in a hinged wood case with a brass cartouche inset on the lid and a keyhole escutcheon on the front. The upper tray is lined in purple velvet with fitted compartments holding multiple steel drafting instruments including compasses, dividers, and ruling pens. The lower compartment contains a brass protractor and other tools. The case latch has no key present. General wear to the case exterior including surface

surrounded by cherubs and stepping on a crescent moon into the clouds

likely a New England setting

though the celluloid on her feet is slightly pushed in

The Arthur Blk

This machine originally used a rubber strike band against which the hammer impacts to transfer an impression to the paper

and even a WWI German soldier's shoulder strap brought back from the war

Vintage entomology specimen display containing a single pinned Phyllium giganteum (leaf insect) with wings spread

The toby mug has allover crazing

Listed dimensions are for each individual photograph

The pitcher dates to circa the 1940s

The poem reads:

a tangle of string is hanging off