Collection of Antique Bodkins, Presumed Sailor Made toy acrobat He graduated with a B

He graduated with a  B

I'm always looking for antique watercolors like this one

There is a label glued to the bottom of one indicating that it is based on the 1863 C

seemingly adding them wherever she could

and which will only get better

Collection of Antique Bodkins, Presumed Sailor Made toy acrobat He graduated with a BI purchased this whole lot from a great dealer in my neck of the woods, and just love looking at them all together in all of their variation. Used for making lace, making holes in fabric or leather, and many other seamstress tasks, bodkins were often made by sailors as gifts to bring home for mothers and sisters and sweethearts. I believe these date to the 19th century and represent a mix of ivory and whale bone. Three of them are carved with