constructed of clay slabs cut into the shape of roosters
or of her "Momma" and "Papa" and their activities
perhaps as a good reminder to thank the cook--and the server
I believe this real photo postcard captures a kabuki actress playing a geisha
and maybe once part of a whirligig
Nice 19th Century J. Chesterman, Sheffield (London) Brass Blacksmith's Rule, Monogrammed Both Sides votice heads constructed of clay slabs cutJames Chesterman (17951867) was a metal worker in Sheffield, England who, in 1821, received a British patent for a method of using a spring to rewind measuring tapes. His company became well known for manufacturing measuring tapes and rulers, and continued on beyond his death, with the business inherited by his son, William Chesterman (18371930). This is an early piece, a brass blacksmiths rule, with rounded ends, which would be worn to hang from the