Red, White & Blue Mini Barber Pole Hand-carved Whimsies - Sold Individually antique cloth I've seen a lot of

I've seen a lot of shoe- and boot-shaped old pin cushions

which I believe to be Burmese

Detailed photos give truest sense of color

One side covers signaling International Morse Code with one flag

which kept them in great shape

Red, White & Blue Mini Barber Pole Hand-carved Whimsies - Sold Individually antique cloth I've seen a lot ofI wonder if these charming old barber's pole whimsies were carved by a barber in his spare time? Maybe made as key fobs for the keys to the barber shop?! One finds some wonderful old hand carved barber shop poles and signs, but I've never seen mini versions like this. It may be the case that all three were once part of a larger piece, or the two short ones were opposite ends of one piece and the longer one has lost a link on the opposite end. At any