Brass and Wood 5 Line Chalk Drawing Tool (for Penmanship and Music) with Blue Chalk before and after drawing This looks like the first

This looks like the first of the flowering trees in early spring to me

4 3/8" long x 2 1/2" tall x 1 1/2" wide

Definitely hand-woven of wool

with some rusting

variegated in color (pinkish and brown tones) and with a sheen to it

Brass and Wood 5 Line Chalk Drawing Tool (for Penmanship and Music) with Blue Chalk before and after drawing This looks like the firstAnother beautiful tool, and, this one, to my mind, with all sorts of possibilities for creative mark making applications now, for me there is something about blue chalk that just inspires a sense of creativity. This would once have been used for drawing a staff of five lines on a school chalkboard either for music class, or to provide guides for writing on the board penmanship practice. The wooden dowel rolls smoothly, and would press against the