Old Clay Marbles - Browns and Grays chinoiserie plus they're super useful in

plus they're super useful in the kitchen for scooping little measures of this or that

which someone decided to turn into a little caterpillar at some point

I wonder if these charming old barber's pole whimsies were carved by a barber in his spare time

It's got some years on it but remains in excellent condition and is structurally super sound

with its  no-fuss directness

Old Clay Marbles - Browns and Grays chinoiserie plus they're super useful inI'm not over my obsession with old clay marbles in all their variations, and am adding a few new sets of what I believe are quite old ones. This batch includes one Bennington, and las a whole looks to me like a beautiful bunch of smooth round stones. So lovely. About 50 marbles exactly as shown. These average about 1 2" in diameter, some a little bigger, some a little smaller. I've tried to weed out any with much damage, but certainly there are a few