Charming Antique Hoof Shaped Bone Knitting Needle Guards on Ribbon, aka "Trotters" drawing of cobbler 10 1/2” tall x 5

10 1/2” tall x 5 1/2” wide and in good overall condition

which I'd love to see it worn

let alone a chain with no ends

or maybe it was made as a door knocker

I purchased this whole lot from a great dealer in my neck of the woods

Charming Antique Hoof Shaped Bone Knitting Needle Guards on Ribbon, aka "Trotters" drawing of cobbler 10 1/2” tall x 5I'd never seen a pair of these before and was delighted to learn that they were once a thing: knitting needle guards carved to look like pigs feet, better known as trotters! And sewn to a cloth ribbon to hold them together. So many wonders associated with knitting and sewing! I really love the vision of putting the needles to rest at night by capping them with these little feet! I'd be inclined to hang them now dangling loose from a little nail on the