Super Sweet, Well Worn Antique Wool-Penny-Rug-Covered Hexagonal Stool church sign located in an old cotton

located in an old cotton mill in North Adams

I've had a couple of old Grenfell Mission (Labrador) wooden letter openers hand-painted with figures in parka driving dogs sleds

and also--perhaps especially in the stripes of the wing and tail feathers

9" in diameter x 7 7/16" t not including handle

Super Sweet, Well Worn Antique Wool-Penny-Rug-Covered Hexagonal Stool church sign located in an old cottonThis sweet old stool was my sole find on a recent antiques show outing to Boxborough, MA, but finding it made the drive feel worth it; I love it so much. I'm endlessly eying antique wool penny rugs, but haven't quite landed on one but then a stool and penny rug combination, of course! It has lived a life for sure, with a handful of lost "pennies" mostly just top layers of the stacks, though a couple fully gone and a few mends too. Plenty of wear to