Beautiful Old Handmade Spinning Chalk Line WInder with Blue and Pink String French wooden blocks pretty crudely carved and painted

pretty crudely carved and painted gold

which shows a tear along the left edge and a little dark staining  toward the upper left corner

Great angled sides which make me think it was once a motel sign c

The vase features a celadon body decorated with a blue tree that branches beautifully around its perimeter and is punctuated with white moriage blossoms

and attached to the rear of the boat by wire

Beautiful Old Handmade Spinning Chalk Line WInder with Blue and Pink String French wooden blocks pretty crudely carved and paintedI've got a special weakness for chalk line winders, and this is a really beautiful one, not least for the very old string on it, which changes from blue to pink as one unwinds. Along the way, it has been knotted to itself several times either to lengthen the line or, I think more likely, to mend it. The spool piece spins on the handle for easy winding and unwinding, and the handle is smooth and worn from handling. Love. 10 1 2 x 3 1 2 x 1 and in very