Extra Fancy 19th Century Double Ball in Cage (Presumed Weaving Shuttle) Whimsy in Original Polychrome #1 tabletop rocker Cubes measure 1 1/8” cubed

Cubes measure 1 1/8” cubed

1930s or so I'd guess

much better in hand than photos convey

which I do not believe detracts at all from the beauty of the piece

then unhooks to allow the whole thing to fold up flat

Extra Fancy 19th Century Double Ball in Cage (Presumed Weaving Shuttle) Whimsy in Original Polychrome #1 tabletop rocker Cubes measure 1 1/8” cubedGoogle image searches can be useful, even if much of the time what they turn up is irrelevant or just wrong! In this case I have found a couple of carvings similar to this one (nobs at the end, pinched center, "balls in cages" at either side" described as 19th century weaving shuttles, which makes very good sense the perfect shape and size to wrap thread yarn around and run across a loom. (Sewing and weaving tools are really among the richest terrains