Pair of Mid-Century Stanley Painted Steel Plumb Bobs painted house I believe this likely is

I believe this likely is mid 20th century or so from the Northwest Territories/Nunavut

with that wonderful blue jacket

with the introduction by Hesse added in 1927

There are several holes at the top off each leg where it joins the body

Pair of Mid-Century Stanley Painted Steel Plumb Bobs painted house I believe this likely isI've got a bit of a thing for plumb bobs beautiful forms, which also always feel good in the hand, and there is something so elemental and true feeling about the act of finding a plumb. These two were made by Stanley c. 1960s or so; the red is No. 170, 5 oz; the yellow No. 171, 8 oz. I love the ribs on them, and the way the paint has hung on just along them, with what looks like some yellow paint to the larger as what I imagine was a happy accident.