Hi, Larry....

You have one of the finest looking shed doors I've ever seen. I believe I recognize the implement you've photographed as being the precursor to the guillotine. This is a "Model 28" guillotine assembly as noted on the part on the left. The problem with this design is that the "blade" was never sharp enough to do anything more than bruise the back of the neck of the unfortunate victim. It never worked properly in beheadings, but most victims died from secondary infections caused by the repeated bruisings. According to Rogerpedia, the last known victim was Pierre Guillotine, who was incarcerated and eventually sentenced to death for his horrendous design.

I love the look of the old wood. I probably would have run this bugger through an HD filter like ReDynaMix to bring out the textures a little more, but then I've have been accused of over-editing my shots from time to time. I checked your home page. There was no email address listed or I would have sent you an edit to show you what I'm talking about.

Roger

Captured very well Larry

I do love to look at stuff like this!...They always add a dimension for me!..It is art, and I would have loved to have seen it in person!