Lovely Old Bunched Fabric Pin Cushion kimona I do believe that at

I do believe that at least a few birds once made this old handmade birdhouse a home

I believe these date to the earlyish 1900s

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This one endeared itself to me for exactly that reason--no great magic required to get that little boar  n there

I have found some references to the Spencer Company of Mount Vernon that produced it from around then

Lovely Old Bunched Fabric Pin Cushion kimona I do believe that atI think perhaps this pin cushion may have been meant to represent a pineapple, with the red Christmas ribbon like the spiky greens on top, and with the pineapple being a symbol of gracious welcome. It also looks a little like a bunch of grapes, though or a hand grenade! What a charming thing in any case, feeling like a present or a whole bundle of them, with a wide variety of what look to me like shirt fabrics bundled up into colorful little nodes and