Colorful Pair of Old Cloth Measuring Tapes - 50 & 75 Ft Native Salish basket I have not tried to

I have not tried to remove it from the frame

My favorite thing is the caption on the left one

dyed in the case of the red ones

I do wonder what about her raised hand - is she waving hello to a lifeguard

I'd guess 1940s or so but am not certain

Colorful Pair of Old Cloth Measuring Tapes - 50 & 75 Ft Native Salish basket I have not tried toI love the look of these old measuring tapes in their old yellow and green paint, and find it quite a joy to pull the cloth tape (50 and 75 feet of it respectively) all the way out, then spin it back in again! With a really nice weight to them, brass edges and hardware, with hinged handles on one side that pop out to help with the spinning. They just don't make tools like they used to, and I find cloth measuring a handy thing to have around for