Very Long Antique Made in the United States Brass Stencil mushrooms Very good condition and structurally

Very good condition and structurally sound

4 5/8" x 4 5/8" x 3/8" t

unusual and evocative thing

NH--all as the imagined holdings of a fictional "Wildfire Corporation" founded in 1898

The year 1855 appears on one plate

Very Long Antique Made in the United States Brass Stencil mushrooms Very good condition and structurallyYou know I love an old brass stencil spelling out words with multi valent resonance. I also don't believe I've ever seen one as long as this one, spanning 28 inches which must have been used to paint labels on large shipping crates for export or the like. And, of course, contemplating the meaning of "Made in the United States" at this moment in time is rich terrain. Especially nice that "United States" was fully spelled out. Approx 28" x 3". Scattered