Nice 19th Century J. Chesterman, Sheffield (London) Brass Blacksmith's Rule, Monogrammed Both Sides votice heads but which refuses to be

but which refuses to be pinned down

perhaps as a good reminder to thank the cook--and the server

forming a low horizon line giving way to an expanse of white above

Definitely this has a very gothic flavor

or of her "Momma" and "Papa" and their activities

Nice 19th Century J. Chesterman, Sheffield (London) Brass Blacksmith's Rule, Monogrammed Both Sides votice heads but which refuses to beJames 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