Friday, March 28, 2014

I've Got The World on a String

Antique world globes are a favorite of ours and we buy them when we see them to upgrade our collection or to sell onward.

I thought you would enjoy seeing photos of a tiny wood and paper globe that is also a string holder.  This makes it a collectible that spans two groups--sewing collectors and globe collectors.



Clarke's thread would have given this little four inch beauty away as a premium.  You would put a spool inside and then pull the thread out of the top and have it on your sewing table.  Probably dates from very early 1900s.

Running through my head as I write this is that catchy Harold Arlen 1930s song, "I've Got The World on a String" that was made so popular by Frank Sinatra.  This is a keeper for now.

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1 comment:

  1. Fox and Finch AntiquesMarch 28, 2014 at 6:47 PM

    Beth, what a charming thing to collect. I have never seen one of these before, but I bet it was handy. I spend 1/2 my sewing time on my hands and knees retrieving the spool of thread.I love that you always show things that I've never seen.
    Ginene

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