Folky (and Suggestive) Brass Masonic Square and Compass Ornament heart shaped box depending on how much pressure

depending on how much pressure you apply

really--has a strong presence and patina and sense of objecthood

The narrowness of the neck makes one want to be a bit careful carrying it around but is very sound and seems quite sturdy

which looks fairly easily removed should one desire

Folky (and Suggestive) Brass Masonic Square and Compass Ornament heart shaped box depending on how much pressureMade by a proud Mason who was also a metalworker machinist, I presume, this desk ornament completely won me with its folkiness especially that compass, which looks to my eye quite like a pair of ladies legs, with an oddly positioned and anatomically suggestive! rendering of the pin connecting them. Looks a bit like an all seeing eye too. Pretty fun. 4 3 8 t x 4 5 8 w x 1 9 16 d and in very good condition. Nice patina to the brass, and green felt on