Excellent Graphics 19th C. Emerson Smith & Co Saws Trade Card with Gauge and Ruler pottery budvase with ten ticks on the

with ten ticks on the left dial advancing the middle one

whether they moved or not

structurally sound and completely usable but also lovely just as a sculptural object I think

but I will live with the image of it in my head

in the wooden crate I found them in

Excellent Graphics 19th C. Emerson Smith & Co Saws Trade Card with Gauge and Ruler pottery budvase with ten ticks on theI think the design of this c. 1880s trade card for Emerson, Smith & Company Saw Manufacturers of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania is just excellent. And useful too, with "as perfect as any steel saw gauge" bordering three sides, and a ruler along the bottom. Plus a view of the saw factory on reverse, with sawtooth edging around it, and a most excellent sword shaped Damascus Temper (steel) trademark logo below. 5 3 8" x 3 1 4". Very good condition, nice