Yarn Winder Niddy Noddy Whimsey in a Bottle mi-century modern one presses down and turns

one presses down and turns the lid

whose left-handedness results in the “backwards” stitch that this basket displays

the human lips

which I believe are African and made of bone and what appears to be silver or silver plate (it is quite shiny

Yarn Winder Niddy Noddy Whimsey in a Bottle mi-century modern one presses down and turnsSince finding one of these amazing old "yarn winder" whimsies in a bottle at Brimfield last summer, I've been on the lookout, and this is only the second one I've come across. (I quickly discovered they are quite the coveted objects.) And this is quite a nice one I think. The hand carved stopper turns the winder inside, but is forever kept from pulling out by a carved wooden arm that extends across just below the neck of the bottle. The four arm