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

and I must say they completely captivated me with their beauty

and the gold paint

with a little tackiness to the surface (particularly on the flat of the shelf)

daguerreotype exhibits surface wipes and is a bit light

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