Charming Antique Walnut Pin Cushion folk art wooden bird and I think just great

and I think just great

the lid is in very good antique condition with just very minor losses

just what it needs to be

I'm forever in search of lovely old hand-drawn maps

I would guess that paper was fairly recently removed and it is clear a new cardboard backing was added behind the drawing and a hanging ring added to the back of the frame

Charming Antique Walnut Pin Cushion folk art wooden bird and I think just greatAnother great old pin cushion and another example of putting readily accessible (free!) materials to practical use, in this case the shell of a walnut. Brown fabric (silk I believe, and I think two layers of it) with tightly packed stuffing inside (perhaps sawdust, it's a bit hard to tell), and with a red ribbon loop, which would make it easy to wear around one's neck when doing some sewing or mending. Definitely it was used, with plenty of pin pricks