Charming Antique Hoof Shaped Bone Knitting Needle Guards on Ribbon, aka "Trotters" isle of wight 12" tall x 2 5/8"

12" tall x 2 5/8" wide x 1 7/8" deep and in very good condition

Some age toning to the faintly lined paper but overall very good condition and just lovely

with tray out not to serve but rather to collect

the body copper

Booth’s Hyomei Company was based in Ithaca

Charming Antique Hoof Shaped Bone Knitting Needle Guards on Ribbon, aka "Trotters" isle of wight 12" tall x 2 5/8"I'd never seen a pair of these before and was delighted to learn that they were once a thing: knitting needle guards carved to look like pigs feet, better known as trotters! And sewn to a cloth ribbon to hold them together. So many wonders associated with knitting and sewing! I really love the vision of putting the needles to rest at night by capping them with these little feet! I'd be inclined to hang them now dangling loose from a little nail on the