Barrel Shaped Large Treen String Holder pale blue green trousers and red striped

green trousers and red striped socks

with a 3 1/8" diameter at lip and 4 1/2" inches across at handle

or tea bags--is a great example

For those of you who carefully choose jewelry daily to complement your attire (I admire you

which is attached by brass screws at center

Barrel Shaped Large Treen String Holder pale blue green trousers and red stripedThis gorgeous wooden barrel shaped string holder I believe dates to mid 19th century New England. I am not entirely certain of the wood; it may be cherry, or maple. It features three beautiful concentric ribbed bands around both top and bottom, another around the lip of the lid, and one more equidistant up from the bottom. And then a hole at the center of the lid for pulling through the string that it would have held inside. The lid is threaded and