Perfect Found Object: Antique Glass Plate Negative Holder Stamped EXPOSED key chains Japanese and dating from the

Japanese and dating from the 20s or 30s

so I had to bring it home and will be glad to keep it for myself

It looks to me that the roller cover is made of linoleum

looking now as if tie-dyed and suggesting she was once more brightly colored

Perfect Found Object: Antique Glass Plate Negative Holder Stamped EXPOSED key chains Japanese and dating from theI just love this as a found object, complete unto itself, perfectly framing and holding within it all of the dynamics and resonance of the "exposed" stamped on its face indeed, it feels very much like the encapsulation of a peep show, with black shades blocking glass windows! Two latches on the side turn to allow the black cards to slide out (there are two of them, one on either side), revealing two glass plates still inside. And looking closely, once