Knock Kneed Antique 5 Inch Machinist Made Ladies Leg Calipers Monogrammed EJG fantasy should one want it

should one want it

and it's really a beautiful thing

and on the other perhaps the red round piece is not original (though the red paint exactly matched the red of the other block

and imagine that the next thing to happen was the less fun endeavor of cleaning these little fish

with this juicy hand-painted Ace of Hearts on the top announcing it as a box for playing cards

Knock Kneed Antique 5 Inch Machinist Made Ladies Leg Calipers Monogrammed EJG fantasy should one want itI've bought and sold a good handful of ladies legs calipers over the years, but don't believe I've ever seen a knock kneed pair! So fun. And with a satisfying negative space created when the toes are touching, it feels like these calipers are happiest closed the most modest of ladies legs! Made by a metalworker or machinist, who stamped their initials, EJG near the top of one leg. C. late 19th century I believe. 5" t x 2 1 4" w when toes are touching.