Gridded Wooden Spool Holder from Old Mill wooden vessel There are light surface scratches

There are light surface scratches and stains to the interior center of the bowl

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and especially the stylized green stem of the flower on this mid century

There is a slightly darker area at the very center of the interior

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Gridded Wooden Spool Holder from Old Mill wooden vessel There are light surface scratchesFrom what I understand, this came from an old New England mill, and I'd guess would have been mounted on the wall, holding large spools of thread. And indeed, at the bases of most of the wooden dowels some threads remain, mostly wool from what I can tell. I just think it's a great object, and could be put to all sorts of creative and pragmatic uses. The board itself shows old white paint on front and back, while the dowels are unpainted. There are