Beautiful, Much Loved Old Primitive Pine Scoop with Hooked Handle antique text 8 3/8 x 6 9/16

8 3/8 x 6 9/16 in (21

but all of the parts seem still to be in place and I think it's really a fabulous piece

uncleaned and a bit dirty

the very best are the very old ones where the bone is nearly as thick as the ebony

with many years of use left in it

Beautiful, Much Loved Old Primitive Pine Scoop with Hooked Handle antique text 8 3/8 x 6 9/16I found this old carved pine scoop at a shop in New Hampshire and just couldn't put it down. My photos don't really do justice (I think I haven't mastered the settings on my newish iphone camera very well and it picks up every undertone in wood) but between the form and the wood and the wear, it's a lovely and very honest feeling thing. Looks like it was once stained painted, but that has worn away entirely on the scoop itself, remaining just on the