Collection of Antique Bodkins, Presumed Sailor Made toy acrobat I'm always looking for antique

I'm always looking for antique watercolors like this one

Some penmanship practice books appeal to me for the content of the phrases that are repeated

He graduated with a  B

children in post mortem photos would be posed in a very reverent manner

one on one side and a pair on the other

Collection of Antique Bodkins, Presumed Sailor Made toy acrobat I'm always looking for antiqueI 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