19th Century Folk Art Yarn Winder Whimsy in Blown Glass Bottle street sign fragement but charming

but charming

and for serving all sorts of things

bottle caps alone provided the raw material for all sorts of wonderful things

just classic

which I was not previously used to doing

19th Century Folk Art Yarn Winder Whimsy in Blown Glass Bottle street sign fragement but charmingI've had much fancier bottle whimsies, but I think the more humble (though still completely baffling to me!) yarn winder types are my favorite of all. This one is 19th century, with carved wooden stopper (walnut I think?), held forever in place by a cross bar just below the neck. With two "yarn winders" inside, held to the central post one horizontal, one vertical, both wound with yellow and white yarn with the post standing on four arched feet. The