Satisfying Antique Brass and Copper Watchmaker's 3 Inch Double Calipers yarn winder in bottle Louis Kahn

Louis Kahn

shortest 5 7/8"t and about 1 7/8" in diameter

9 1/8 t x 2 1/2 w x 7/8 d

The yellow one shows some bending to the brass perimeter edge

perhaps made to store crickets

Satisfying Antique Brass and Copper Watchmaker's 3 Inch Double Calipers yarn winder in bottle Louis KahnSometimes an old tool just strikes as especially lovely, as was the case with this antique brass watchmaker's double caliper. What do I know about watchmaking? Nothing. But I find the delicacy of this, with its thin, tapering arms, and its symmetry, and the way the sides open and close together very satisfying. Feels like a metaphor for embodiment of balance and precision! This would have be used for measuring, truing, and modifying tiny watch