Beautiful Old Hand-carved Chalk Line Winder crytptic In the right spot

In the right spot

The print at bottom on the front reads No

Providence

to the cabbage leaves rolled up in our girl's apron

perched on a rock under this terrific umbrella

Beautiful Old Hand-carved Chalk Line Winder crytptic In the right spotI've bought and sold a few old chalk line winders, and this is an especially lovely old hand carved one, with cross piece at the top that reminds me of a bottle whimsy stopper. I just can't resist the blue of the string, colored from use with blue chalk. Useful still for pulling straight lines, but really just a beautiful object. 8 3 4" x 1 1 2" diameter. Winder in very good condition, turns smoothly. String beautifully variegated blue.