Grandma Ruby's Rattling Yarn Ball Made From Pebble-Filled Goose Gullet handpainted japanese tea tin like the best tramp art

like the best tramp art

typically kept on the mantle and used for containing splints

lantern slides

it feels rather as if we are looking through a window to catch a glimpse of the cow in the distance

but it is pretty close

Grandma Ruby's Rattling Yarn Ball Made From Pebble-Filled Goose Gullet handpainted japanese tea tin like the best tramp artI purchased this one from a wonderful dealer in my neck of the woods who shares my love for humble and tender old things, and from whom i've purchased many favorites. And really, in what world could I resist an old yarn ball made by "Grandma Ruby" with a pebble filled goose gullet rattle inside?!! (The gullet, or esophogus, of a goose features an area that can stretch to hold some food before it moves into their stomach and gizzard; I presume that's