Collection of Antique Bodkins, Presumed Sailor Made 19th century stereo card and then this great fence

and then this great fence around them and two great brown ducks marching along below

but makes it hard to find anything else

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

nothing more than it needs to be

but overall very good

Collection of Antique Bodkins, Presumed Sailor Made 19th century stereo card and then this great fenceI 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