Double Ball in Cage Whimsy with Chain Links J.E. Jeffreys used by a tailor or

used by a tailor or dressmaker for marking hemlines

I thought they were pastels or wax crayons

HJG and HJP

" :)  I  especially love the small drawings at the bottom of each page

and dated between 650 and 1450

Double Ball in Cage Whimsy with Chain Links J.E. Jeffreys used by a tailor orThis is one of three old carved wooden whimsies I purchased together from a dealer in New Hampshire, all listed today, and I think quite likely all done by the same person. What I especially like about this one is the arches at the top and bottom of each side of the "cage," lending it a certain grace, and the scale of the carved balls in relation to that cage, such that they've got lots of room to roll around. With two carved chain links extending