Pair of Mid-Century Stanley Painted Steel Plumb Bobs painted house There are several holes at

There are several holes at the top off each leg where it joins the body

and I must say I find it a great pleasure to unfurl them and then lock the handles in place

with the introduction by Hesse added in 1927

7 1/4" x 4 5/8" watercolor on watermarked laid paper

Pair of Mid-Century Stanley Painted Steel Plumb Bobs painted house There are several holes atI've got a bit of a thing for plumb bobs beautiful forms, which also always feel good in the hand, and there is something so elemental and true feeling about the act of finding a plumb. These two were made by Stanley c. 1960s or so; the red is No. 170, 5 oz; the yellow No. 171, 8 oz. I love the ribs on them, and the way the paint has hung on just along them, with what looks like some yellow paint to the larger as what I imagine was a happy accident.