Cool Looking and Super Useful Modular, Rotating Antique Turned Wood Spool Holder women in boat I have a hard time

I have a hard time resisting a sweet old wooden pull toy

A small thing with quite a large and special presence I think

front to back

The dish measures 3 1/8" x 4" across and 1/2" tall

striking from every angle

Cool Looking and Super Useful Modular, Rotating Antique Turned Wood Spool Holder women in boat I have a hard timeI found this one at antiques shop in Maine and was struck by what a handy spool holder it would be with twelve pegs for spools on the rotating wheel, which one could spin like a lazy susan to have the right color immediately at hand. But also I think it is really cool for its completely modular construction, with each of those arms (like spokes) made up of a dowel threaded with a series of turned bits that hold a second dowel the bobbin holder in