Naive 19th C Pennsylvania Watercolor Drawing of Civil War Soldiers With Swords bobbin timer A few of the stacking

A few of the stacking rounds are pretty tight getting on and off the threaded post--not a problem

but thanks to a handy attribution written by his maker on the back of the base

but still holding together great

but I've found it rare to find ones that elevate gluing to shells onto a box to something that feels like an art form

I only recently came across another example of an antique oil cloth ball like this one

Naive 19th C Pennsylvania Watercolor Drawing of Civil War Soldiers With Swords bobbin timer A few of the stackingI never hesitate when I find 19th c watercolor drawings like this, likely done by a school child the combination of grace and awkwardness and immediacy, together with the use of color, just makes my heart ache. I found this, and another I am listing by the same person I believe, in Lancaster County, PA, and am pretty certain that is around where they originated. Most typically one finds these cut into smaller bits; rarer to find the complete original