"Corn King" Manure Spreader, Timely Feeling Antique Advertising Ruler Japanese nesting eggs There are three old screw

There are three old screw holes down the center

to be used for moistening stamps or wetting fingertips while counting bills I believe--or could be filled with holy water for giving the sign of the cross

I don't much mind

The labyrinthine geometric designs on pottery pieces like this one have a relationship to their cosmology

and I really love the fully rounded "ears" on it that really make it look just like a Mickey Mouse silhouette

"Corn King" Manure Spreader, Timely Feeling Antique Advertising Ruler Japanese nesting eggs There are three old screwI love ruler and measuring tools of many sorts, and the patina on this antique folding advertising ruler is terrific, but what really sold me on it is its poignance in speaking to present moment, advertising Corn King Manure Spreader! (I think you can guess who I think the manure spreading king is! though certainly ours is a culture filled with many layers of manure being spread.) "Lighten the work of the farm," "distributes evenly," and involves a