Nice Early Pair of Machinist Made Ladies Legs Calipers stigmata The exterior of the box
Yard notes & kiln story
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Nice Early Pair of Machinist Made Ladies Legs Calipers stigmata The exterior of the box The exterior of the box shows age and wear the finish is well worn is spots The result makes me think of Hawthorne's The Birthmark (written not very long before this ambrotype was taken) portraying scientist philosopher Aylmer's obsession with his beautiful wife's birthmark and dream of it going all the way to her heart