Douglas Risely & Sons, Thrapston, England, Full Dead Stock Butcher Paper Roll huge stoneware funnel and for me there is

and for me there is something very special feeling about these that comes through the combination of simple geometry + strong color + hand-stitched linen + knotted ties on wooden posts + utilitarian function + many years of use and exposure to the elements

MA in 1764

It's definitely not your average seagull

but a finger or any sort of mallet will do to punch down "tearful"

Douglas Risely & Sons, Thrapston, England, Full Dead Stock Butcher Paper Roll huge stoneware funnel and for me there isI found this untouched, huge roll of true butcher paper at an antiques shop in Maine, and know from the seller that it came out of a Maine estate, but the butcher shop in question, Douglas Risely & Sons, was located in Thrapston, England. One might think that when I go out hunting for things I am actively making choices, but more often it seems I am just there to let things choose me and this is one of those things that demanded I bring it home,