Lovely and Unusual Set of Antique Wooden Ribbon Spools with Hand Printed Paper Labels Benjamin Allen Harnett ( its got a nice warm

its got a nice warm patina

move up and down (one is a bit tight so I did not push it) and he stands up on his own

while cardinals would wear red

and an old lead plate on the underside

8 1/4” t x 4 3/8” d and in very good condition

Lovely and Unusual Set of Antique Wooden Ribbon Spools with Hand Printed Paper Labels Benjamin Allen Harnett ( its got a nice warmThese I know came of the estate of a historic general store in Maine, and I just think they are the loveliest things, dating I'd guess to the late 19th century. They are were wooden spools for ribbon of various lengths and widths that ribbon long gone now but for one spool still wound in white satin ribbon. What makes them so lovely and special feeling through are the hand cut, hand printed paper labels adhered to each side, bearing lion and eagle and