Charming Antique Hoof Shaped Bone Knitting Needle Guards on Ribbon, aka "Trotters" drawing of cobbler constructed in a very similar

constructed in a very similar to a jig figure

IGA--Independent Grocers Alliance- was founded in 1926 by a group of small grocery retailers to facilitate collective marketing and supply chain access in order for these stores to be competitive

let alone a chain with no ends

I purchased this whole lot from a great dealer in my neck of the woods

or maybe it was made as a door knocker

Charming Antique Hoof Shaped Bone Knitting Needle Guards on Ribbon, aka "Trotters" drawing of cobbler constructed in a very similarI'd never seen a pair of these before and was delighted to learn that they were once a thing: knitting needle guards carved to look like pigs feet, better known as trotters! And sewn to a cloth ribbon to hold them together. So many wonders associated with knitting and sewing! I really love the vision of putting the needles to rest at night by capping them with these little feet! I'd be inclined to hang them now dangling loose from a little nail on the