Collection of Antique Bodkins, Presumed Sailor Made 19th century stereo card but overall very good

but overall very good

The shape of this snake remind me a bit of that of a boomerang

but it still attached) and what appears to be some breakage of the underlying ash structure at the very top of the vase on one area of one side

but makes it hard to find anything else

but the honest elegance and especially the old red paint on this one completely won me

Collection of Antique Bodkins, Presumed Sailor Made 19th century stereo card but overall very goodI purchased this whole lot from a great dealer in my neck of the woods, and just love looking at them all together in all of their variation. Used for making lace, making holes in fabric or leather, and many other seamstress tasks, bodkins were often made by sailors as gifts to bring home for mothers and sisters and sweethearts. I believe these date to the 19th century and represent a mix of ivory and whale bone. Three of them are carved with