Stop + Look = Safety Old Brass Sign Making Stencil old orange tool box Structurally sound

Structurally sound

From a distance

and then beautifully unfurling (literally) them across the page

who was an enamelist

I’d guess it dates from second half of the 19th century

Stop + Look = Safety Old Brass Sign Making Stencil old orange tool box Structurally soundI've seen some old brass stencils salvaged from apple orchards, which were used for labeling bushels or boxes of different varieties, and also some cut with old company logos but I've never seen one I like as much as this Stop + Look = Safety stencil, which I think rather transcends its original function to read almost like a text piece by Jenny Holzer! So many contexts in which this would be good; I myself might hang it over the front door (or above