Charming Antique Walnut Pin Cushion silver lake amusement park There is a knick in

There is a knick in the wood on the upper right corner and wear in that area

5ʺin diameter by 5

especially the last two chronologically (I have shown them first in photos)--one of a boy with a dropped watermelon next to a girl holding her whole one up like a prize

later taught

to protect them from the cats

Charming Antique Walnut Pin Cushion silver lake amusement park There is a knick inAnother 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