Antique Wood and Brass Travelers Wheel in Original Green Paint antique powder box MA that included terrific art

MA that included terrific art

I'd guess fairly early 20th century

Smoke decorating

I'm not quite sure the origins of this figure

Antique Wood and Brass Travelers Wheel in Original Green Paint antique powder box MA that included terrific artClearly I love an old handmade tool, made by a specific person for a specific purpose, and this a very satisfying one a travelers wheel constructed of carved wood, in its original dark green paint, with a heavy hand wrought brass wheel. Travelers were made and used by blacksmiths and barrel makers and wheelwrights to measure circumference this one travels about 8 inches with one roll around the wheel. It appears be notched on one spot, and perhaps