Antique Cloth Measuring Tape in Lovely Tin Litho Case with Winder tiny pig Overall dimensions approx 10 1/2"

Overall dimensions approx 10 1/2" l x 4 1/2" w x 3" t

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1950s pastel drawings by Tatiana McKinney (1909-2008) I have in the shop--and they are both truly luminous

with hand-marbled cover

Antique Cloth Measuring Tape in Lovely Tin Litho Case with Winder tiny pig Overall dimensions approx 10 1/2"Just lovely. Early 20th c. I believe, a cloth measure housed inside tin litho case, with metal pull at the end of the measuring tape and smoothly turning arm that winds it tightly back inside. I don't come across these very often, especially not as graphically excellent as this one, which feels like a cousin of a Schoenhut circus drum! 1 15 16" d x 1 1 4". I pulled it out a little further than 40 inches and it seems it likely goes a to 48 or so. Some