Fancy 19th Century Carved Double Ball in Cage Whimsy (Presumed Weaving Shuttle) in Original Polychrome #2 pattern drafting which is why I really

which is why I really I love it

and I think the rest are about the same age

with the few saved suggesting it would have blown my mind

An art project

Fancy 19th Century Carved Double Ball in Cage Whimsy (Presumed Weaving Shuttle) in Original Polychrome #2 pattern drafting which is why I reallyGoogle image searches can be useful, even if much of the time what they turn up is irrelevant or just wrong! In this case I have found a couple of carvings similar to this one (nobs at the end, pinched center, "balls in cages" at either side" described as 19th century weaving shuttles, which makes very good sense the perfect shape and size to wrap thread yarn around and run across a loom. (Sewing and weaving tools are really among the richest terrains