Lovely Old Pine Stool with History of Reinforcements old clay pot with an interior tray/carrier that

with an interior tray/carrier that sits on the top lip inside

The hand-forged large nail itself of course is beautiful

I haven't been able to determine whether these were only distributed at the fair  or part of a larger release

but overall very good condition and just great

This sweet kitty seems to me at the opposite end of the spectrum than the more common sock monkey--positively refined

Lovely Old Pine Stool with History of Reinforcements old clay pot with an interior tray/carrier thatAnother great old perfect pedestal sort of cricket stool, because they are such lovely and useful things. I really love how the history of this one 19th c. and made of pine I believe unfolds across its surface as a series of repairs and reinforcements, testifying to its having been a much used and valued possession. There are a range of different nails, some of them showing carved plugs; a mend to the front of one leg (quite an old repair), and two