Large Antique Handmade Tufted Wool Pin Cushion with Hand-Tatted Border advertising card Though I spend much of

Though I spend much of my life on line

I've never bought a neon sign before

I love both the formal qualities and the semiotics of it all (all sort of signs and symbols at play

with blue hand-stitching around the edges and center

10 1/6 x 4 7/8 x 1 1/2

Large Antique Handmade Tufted Wool Pin Cushion with Hand-Tatted Border advertising card Though I spend much ofAnother week, another great old pin cushion (actually a couple today); such a wonderful variety out there, and wonderful embodiments of the persistent drive to make mundane things special. This is a large one, late 19th century or so I would guess, with colorful raised designs, I think properly described as tufted wool, against a dark navy ground, also wool I believe. And very sweet hand tatted lace trim around the perimeter. Like a whole showcase