Antique Wood and Brass Travelers Wheel in Original Green Paint antique powder box Smoke decorating

Smoke decorating

The six wooden spokes end in teeth as they meet at the center of the "wheel

I'm not quite sure the origins of this figure

Signed (incised) Marlis on the underside

Antique Wood and Brass Travelers Wheel in Original Green Paint antique powder box Smoke decoratingClearly I love an old handmade tool, made by a specific person for a specific purpose, and this a very satisfying one a travelers wheel constructed of carved wood, in its original dark green paint, with a heavy hand wrought brass wheel. Travelers were made and used by blacksmiths and barrel makers and wheelwrights to measure circumference this one travels about 8 inches with one roll around the wheel. It appears be notched on one spot, and perhaps