Old Wooden Bobbin Egg Timer hearts I believe he dates to

I believe he dates to the late 19th or early 20th century and was made in India

(The tail and the ears make me believe it is a bear

dyed dark green

and the irregularities make it really beautiful

is made of solid wood with a birch bark veneer pressed/embossed with with this wonderful image of a very anxious-looking child surrounded by roosters

Old Wooden Bobbin Egg Timer hearts I believe he dates toHow much nicer to use this old hourglass timer than one's phone to track the minutes while boiling an egg, or to keep your Scrabble partner from taking forever?! At some point it must have been a thing to repurpose old wooden spools this way, and wisely so; it's a pretty great object, with a satisfying scale and weight a pleasure to use but also nice just sitting on the shelf. I got distracted for a minute while testing it but believe it measures 4