Beautiful Old Hand-carved Chalk Line Winder grand tour alabaster Pure pleasure

Pure pleasure

The box appears to have been made with wood salvaged from cigar boxes or wooden crates

A native Midwesterner

which could perhaps be residue from old glue

it seems the ball was ultimately retrieved

Beautiful Old Hand-carved Chalk Line Winder grand tour alabaster Pure pleasureI'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.