Cool Target Patterned Old Linocut Roller hourglass shaped basket Otherwise a few scattered smudges

Otherwise a few scattered smudges and small stains

or just to be decorative

There are at least four different colors of stain on the various wooden pieces

and the other on this funny diving board-like beam extended from the old wooden fence

And these children look very happy to be receiving them

Cool Target Patterned Old Linocut Roller hourglass shaped basket Otherwise a few scattered smudgesI am not certain whether this roller was made for patterning wallpaper, or fabric, or for the printmaking studio, but I guess really it's all the same, and it seems it could be used now for all of the above and more. It looks to me that the roller cover is made of linoleum, mounted on a wooden roller with wire handle. It does require some pressure to get it rolling smoothly, and I have not inked it up to try it, but it certainly seems like one should