Here's another. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/toothpick-holder-vintage-grainger-1880069092
But I think they're wrong about it being a holder because it wouldn't lock together to just hold a toothpick.
Hot dang! I found it! https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/pocket-toothpick-holder-case-germany-2068292445
I thought it was a pen too. But the end would need to be split to hold ink. And it is celluloid not goose quill.
Well they're not one of a kind.
This was in a jewelry box last night at the auction. My first thought before opening it was needle storage. Then when I saw the celluloid sleeve...
Well, I was an uninformed buyer too. lol But. I do like to buy unusual things and find out what they are. I bought something else in a box of...
I thought the tubes might be cannons too. I was wondering if the holes in the bottom were from being mounted on a thin stick or wire so they...
I have these little boats. They're very light in weight. And I wouldn't think much of them except for the brass tubes on 2 of them. The...
Never Mind. I managed to find it in the patent records. The broken end was a crocheet hook. Thanks!
Ok, this one can't be a medical tool. :-) It's bone on each end with a metal sleeve in the middle. One end comes out and flips around to what...
I have a Worthopedia account I can see it sold for $50. I bought this as part of a vanity set of nail tools. I don't think the owner had any...
Thank you!
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/scarce-civil-war-era-surgical-2053948863
Oh...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] You helped so much with my last oddity, I'm back with more. I think this is a dental pick with a bone handle. I'm not...
I was going to sell them on ebay at first but it's a pain to sell clothing on there because you get so many questions that I can't really answer...
That was my thought too. The cotton dresses would be great for quilting and other crafts.
I've looked at those already. Most sell for over $100. This one has a worn patch at the crotch and someone put iron on patches on the inside of...
Thank you everyone! The main reason I thought they might be late Edwardian is because of the number of them that were hand stiched and the...
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