Evocative Old Wooden Hat Form with Tape Helmet bicycle brush Total love

Total love

became a popular means of enhancing household furnishings

This blocks in this large parquetry set are indeed large--making them great for small hands to play around with

4 3/8" tall x 1 1/2" wide x 2 3/4" deep (at nose

Evocative Old Wooden Hat Form with Tape Helmet bicycle brush Total loveThis just struck me as quite a beautiful thing, with the old tape giving her a helmet of sorts, or really perhaps more like a sort of bathing cap, and so, to my eye, making her feel quite animate. (And also like a woman who has worn many hats!) I believe the wooden form dates to the early 20th century, and I think has quite a lovely shape to it. Head sized: approx 10" t x 6 3 4" w x 7 1 2". Tape is very well attached, and all with quite a wonderful