Yarn Winder Niddy Noddy Whimsey in a Bottle blue enamel canisters for a 7 or 8

for a 7 or 8 year old

One is a bit larger than the other but the wood seems the same

2 1/4" across at lip

rich brown

I'd guess well over a hundred years

Yarn Winder Niddy Noddy Whimsey in a Bottle blue enamel canisters for a 7 or 8Since finding one of these amazing old "yarn winder" whimsies in a bottle at Brimfield last summer, I've been on the lookout, and this is only the second one I've come across. (I quickly discovered they are quite the coveted objects.) And this is quite a nice one I think. The hand carved stopper turns the winder inside, but is forever kept from pulling out by a carved wooden arm that extends across just below the neck of the bottle. The four arm