Old Whittled Twist shoe makers model Nails across the red painted

Nails across the red painted bottom perch

There is some wear to the binding and corners of the cover and some of the writing is a bit faint

and the back hinges are in great shape

All of this adds up to one of my very favorite finds of late

Pretty rare to find a female version of one of these old Odd Fellows marks

Old Whittled Twist shoe makers model Nails across the red paintedI really like whoever saw the beauty in this piece of wood, helping it along by doing some whittling on it to refine the form. I think it's a pretty old thing, and to my sensibilities quite a satisfying one to have and to hold. 8 3 4" l x 4 1 4" w x 2 3 8" d.