SOLD Pair of Super Sculptural Old Industrial Glass Washers (for Beakers?) French darning sampler with super saturated color and

with super saturated color and neatly hand-stitched hem on reverse

And several illustrations colored by the original owner toward the end

Heavy and super sturdy

I sure love the crossed arms of the orange-red fox and raised arms resting on folded knees of the man

and a series of design cards inside the box

SOLD Pair of Super Sculptural Old Industrial Glass Washers (for Beakers?) French darning sampler with super saturated color andWhen I found these the other day I had no idea what they were, I just thought they were really excellent looking, and a bit like make do miniature Christmas trees! I have since learned that they would have been used for washing glass, with the wire springs (which are held very taught) providing and abrasive surface, and with the threaded ends, looking like lightbulb sockets, screwing into some sort of industrial machine. Their conical shapes suggests