Satisfying Old Brass Pin Drill Gauge gold hearts then the straight ends were

then the straight ends were inserted one by one into the face of the "brush

I can never resist an archeress

“He’s an up-skirt guy

not really detracting I don't think but worth noting

This old hand-drawn lion looks as if it must have been inspired by a heraldic one

Satisfying Old Brass Pin Drill Gauge gold hearts then the straight ends wereI believe this small brass gauge would have been used for measuring pin drill (pin vise) bits; pin drills are like miniature drills, used for precision work by machinists or jewelers, etc. This is a fairly old one, with just the center row of holes stamped: 0 10 in progression, the largest number for the smallest hole. The shape of it when I first saw it made me think of a hornbook (a small paddle of sorts, usually bearing an alphabet, used for