Fabulous Antique Dodecagon Fabric over Board Pin Cushion antique cards and dated 1965

and dated 1965

Old clay marbles to fill all the spots included

with recipes for cocktails from the Absinthe Drop to the Ramos Gin Fizz interspersed with ads for El Encanto Department Store

Best is the alligator paint

Here perhaps it is Davey Crockett himself portrayed in his raccoon skin hat

Fabulous Antique Dodecagon Fabric over Board Pin Cushion antique cards and dated 1965A beauty of an antique 12 sided geometric pin cushion; I can't even imagine how one had the patience to make this one! The structure underneath the fabric feels to be card board, and then each of the twelve panels appear to have been hand stitched together, with stick pins placed over each seam probably for a mix of reinforcement and decorative effect. I just love it as an object, with this mix of solid and striped and plaid fabrics amplifying its