Knock Kneed Antique 5 Inch Machinist Made Ladies Leg Calipers Monogrammed EJG 1980s art glass Three rim chips as evident

Three rim chips as evident and detailed and one chip to the underside

TX who signed it

8 1/2" x 6 7/8"

and hand-painted gold buttons running down the front of his dark shirt

One wire antenna and one wire leg lost and I believe likely there were once wings extending from the slits in the sides

Knock Kneed Antique 5 Inch Machinist Made Ladies Leg Calipers Monogrammed EJG 1980s art glass Three rim chips as evidentI've bought and sold a good handful of ladies legs calipers over the years, but don't believe I've ever seen a knock kneed pair! So fun. And with a satisfying negative space created when the toes are touching, it feels like these calipers are happiest closed the most modest of ladies legs! Made by a metalworker or machinist, who stamped their initials, EJG near the top of one leg. C. late 19th century I believe. 5" t x 2 1 4" w when toes are touching.