Old Mitten Shaped Steel Die for Leather Cutting (Smallest of Three) desk object Three sweet old crayon drawn

Three sweet old crayon drawn airplanes

and at 3 1/2 by 6 1/4" it's of a nice size for display

studied and started making pottery together in East Tennesee

as Smiley went on to earn her BA at Sarah Lawrence and to work as a painter and curator in NY  until moving to Wellesley

Captains Crosby and Captain Taylor

Old Mitten Shaped Steel Die for Leather Cutting (Smallest of Three) desk object Three sweet old crayon drawnThis is the third of three old steel die I am listing, which would have been used to cut leather for gloves and, in this case, mittens. I also have the (very large and very heavy) maul that would have been used to pound them into the leather to cut it if you have an interest in that, just let me know! I love these as objects, both graphic and sculptural, and the handle makes a handy stand. Both the face and edges of the mitten shape show old red