Old Lufkin Wood and Brass 36 Inch Logging Rule unique puppet I just can't resist naive

I just can't resist naive floral watercolors like this one

unusual little box which would be pretty fun to whip out at a poker game

and which seems to reflect a very singular vision on the part of its maker

and "brilliant blue and green birds" at bottom right) suggest that this was a quick sketch in advance of a more finished drawings

Old Lufkin Wood and Brass 36 Inch Logging Rule unique puppet I just can't resist naiveroduced by The Lufkin Rule Co., Saginaw, Michigan, as marked on one side of the brass end. (A lumber ruler is used to measure the board feet content of sawn lumber; this is a "four line" rule that has scales for 12' 10' 14' 16' on one side and 9' 11' 13' 15' on the other side.) I of course love it as an object, with satisfying rounded handle at one end, heavy brass wrap at the other with lens shaped end for grabbing, and just all those beautiful