Betsy's Mid 19th C. English Turned Bone Bedfordshire Lace Making Bobbin with Glass Beads C. C. Hoke carved dog which I thought might be

which I thought might be used as a letter opener

as there is another layer of brown hair peeking out at the back of his neck

in wooden frame of the same period I believe with sweet carved details around the corners

These were made by Goodall & Sons

The box itself is carved from one piece of wood

Betsy's Mid 19th C. English Turned Bone Bedfordshire Lace Making Bobbin with Glass Beads C. C. Hoke carved dog which I thought might beI've become interested in traditional lace making processes and tools the process of making bobbin lace, especially, I find amazing, and have included a photo of a lace bobbin like this in action. I'm always struck by how modern looking the loops of colorful glass beads (functioning as weights) found at the ends of British lace bobbins like of this one seem, though I know this one, made of bone, dates to the 19th c. It was personalized for "Betsy"