DARK ENGINE, Very Excellent Old Handcut Brass Stencil wood blocks It feels rather like a

It feels rather like a modernist's take on the kitschy charm necklace/bracelet

I believe this clown dates to the 1940s or so

A stern school mistress she seems to be

Plenty of stains to the card including from the glue used to mount it and one small black mark just above her head

and I must say they completely captivated me with their beauty

DARK ENGINE, Very Excellent Old Handcut Brass Stencil wood blocks It feels rather like aSix months ago or so, I found the counterpoint stencil to this one GOLDEN ENGINE in the Hudson River Valley; this week I returned to the same shop and found DARK ENGINE waiting for me! As before, the dealer noted that this had come from a prominent area collection, from which I guess they are doling out one stencil at a time. Before I imagined that Golden Engine had been used to stencil the hood or maybe the sides of a race car many years ago, and