Antique Lacemaking Spools with Cards and Bobbins strawberry with the manner of carving

with the manner of carving and wonderfully painted details merging perfectly to make a most animated and endearing creature

which are steel I believe and painted the same gold

links measure 2 5/16" long

There is a long entry about the museum at RoadsideAmerica

Antique Lacemaking Spools with Cards and Bobbins strawberry with the manner of carvingI've been looking at a fair bit of bobbin lace, so was excited to find this lot at Brimfield, which includes two large lacemaking spools, six punched lace patterns (plus two on the spools) and a whole bunch of wooden bobbins. From what I have learned, the spools would be used in conjunction with a lacemaking "pillow" (essentially a pillow with a simple armature for holding the ends of the spool) which could be placed on the table or on the lap, and