Curious Lot of Heads Hand-carved from Old Spools old plumb and with the added joy

and with the added joy of running one's fingers through them

The wood handle is well worn

I've seen a few photos of antique wooden spheres held together with leather strips like this

It shows some loss/fraying around the edges

and there is all over wear to the black paint

Curious Lot of Heads Hand-carved from Old Spools old plumb and with the added joyI found these all together in an old cardboard boxall but two of them carved from old thread spools. I believe they were intended to be pieces on a chess board, and there are enough here to make up one side (16), though apart from the queen, and one helmeted knight, I am not quite sure who is who! What a fun bunch though, well done and representing quite a cast of characters. I especially love the use of found color, and the preservation of the top