Charming Antique Six Page Sewing Skills Sampler luminous painting I found him with this

I found him with this carved wooden paddle/spear of sorts

11 3/4" in diameter x 1" tall and in excellent condition without a flaw that I can find

taking some time to finally land

Solid steel I think - it's quite heavy for its size

1 3/16" wide at knees when fully closed

Charming Antique Six Page Sewing Skills Sampler luminous painting I found him with thisI'm forever on the hunt for sewing samplers like this, but rarely find them, and the samples on the pages of this one are especially well arranged and perfectly held. It was constructed as an accordian fold booklet, on brown card weight paper with red bows holding it together, but the cover with two samples on reverse has come apart perhaps no matter as these would be quite nice framed up. Six pages total, representing various skills hemming, tucking,