I found these fabulous hand-painted vintage wooden chopsticks at an estate sale that featured a really interesting mix of Asian and farm house antiques
it occurs to me how deeply embedded is our tendency toward linear organization
9 5/8" l x 6 5/8" d x 3 1/2" and in very good condition
and large enough to be useful for stashing a bunch of things
Among my very favorite old stools I've had
Perry & Co. London, 1860 Brass Whist Marker with Pointing Hand simple I found these fabulous hand-paintedI've long admired antique pointing hand Whist markers counters like this one, used for scoring the classic English trick taking came, which was widely played in the 18th and 19th centuries. This lovely example, made of brass, was produced by Perry & Co London, and, based on the diamond shaped Podr registation mark on reverse, we can date it to Jan 31, 1860. The inner disk with hand turns smoothly to point to any number on the outer disk, 0 9, which is