Beautiful Old Wood and Wire Rack, Presumed Extra Large Farmhouse Egg Carrier wooden dial with numbers 5 3/4" t x 5"

5 3/4" t x 5" w x 1 3/8" d and in very good condition with a brass hanger on the back of the case

and found it way too good not to bring home

I think these were made for lab use and to withstand very high heats

The front of the postcard is signed with what looks to read R

Just a great drawing I think

Beautiful Old Wood and Wire Rack, Presumed Extra Large Farmhouse Egg Carrier wooden dial with numbers 5 3/4" t x 5"Found in Vermont the other day, this just struck me as a very beautiful thing, with a poetry to the way each arch of wire differs a bit in form from the next, together creating a delicate sort of field that feels like a 3 dimensional line drawing floating like a cloud above the wooden armature. I believe the original function was as a tray for holding and carrying eggs and a good lot of eggs it would have carried! All sorts of creative ways one might