Antique Turned Wooden Yarn Spindles elegant treen box Moxie (flavored with gentian root

Moxie (flavored with gentian root extract) originated in Lowell

Late 19th or very early 20th century I believe

Kits like this were often produced as advertising give aways--this one is stamped "Fred M

Established in 1861

I think it's a pretty striking object to have around

Antique Turned Wooden Yarn Spindles elegant treen box Moxie (flavored with gentian rootI find these old turned and colorfully dyed wooden spindles, used for hand spinning yarn, so lovely that I just couldn't pass them by, and thought they might still be useful for holding yarn, or as tools of some other sort, or just stuck in a vessel to admire! I'd guess the colorful banding, on both ends in most cases, had a correspondence to the yarns they one held, and would guess the color comes from the same dyes used to color the wool. 19th