Old Hand-carved Cooper's Measuring Wheel artwood two years younger

two years younger

producing nice rich color

and old tack holes around the perimeter

with lid screwed on tight

and seeing the design and illustrations in this old copy reminds me of both their strangeness and their magic

Old Hand-carved Cooper's Measuring Wheel artwood two years youngerThis I am more or less certain is an old handmade traveler wheel, likely made by a cooper (maker of casks, barrels, etc from timber) for their own use in measuring circumferences. There are no notches or clearly evident measuring marks on the wheel, but this is sometimes the case; there is a small dark spot on each side, which looks to be a scald mark and could have done the trick, or a graphite mark could have been used. I really love it as an