Duchampian Salesman Sample Spring Hinge early dominoes and as if battered by

and as if battered by wind and perhaps some sea-spray too

as 5 cents would have gone quite a ways then

It looks to me that shipping to NYC via UPS will be about $45

with some wear to the wood and probably some fading of the original color

I think it makes for a pretty satisfying sculptural object

Duchampian Salesman Sample Spring Hinge early dominoes and as if battered byI find this c. 1940s 50s salesman sample hinge very very Duchampian a "readymade" for sure, but the fact of it being a hinge making much more so: all about latent potential, tension, and the mechanics of activation, in this case the possibility of literally springing it open or snapping it closed. These are the things it makes me think about anyway! Plus just the word "hinge" and all it connotes. 6 3 8 x 2 5 8 x 1 7 8 d and in good condition, still