Found at a shop in NH the other day, I had no choice but to bring these home with me, even while not certain their original purpose (maybe originally blades for a crown molding plane?)...something about the curves and points and surfaces of the steel forms totally does it for me, as does the old wooden shield-shaped box into which they slip (reminding me of the metal boxes/sleeves made for holding antique grain painting combs.) I've always got a eye out for old tools that could be used in different ways now, and thought these might be useful as modeling tools for clay or other sculptural use, and/or as templates/stencils for drawing or quilting, or who knows what? But even more so I just want to look at them, and arrange them in different configurations, with the wooden sleeve holding them tight so that they can extend like flags from the top.

Wooden holder: 5" x 3 1/2". Blades (not sharp edged n the sense that they would cut you) from 4" to 5 1/2" long. All in good condition, with beautiful patinas all around.