Mid Century Sun-like Folk Trivet pottery tools a very old tightly wrapped

a very old tightly wrapped string/twine mend/reinforcement to the center of the handle

and the relative shortness of the screw makes me think it was forged by the maker for a very specific frame

those blushing cheeks

One can almost make out the handwriting on the pages

(Ludlow Castle

Mid Century Sun-like Folk Trivet pottery tools a very old tightly wrappedI realize now that popsicle stick and wooden bead trivets (and even bowls) were once a thing but when I came across this I thought it was, completely on its own terms, a very beautiful and immensely satisfying construction! I am also certainly feeling a good deal of nostalgia for my 1970s childhood, and this feels like 60s 70s granola goodness incarnate in the best of ways. I might call it mid century modern tramp and it feels like sunshine. 9 3 4" d.