Charming Antique Hoof Shaped Bone Knitting Needle Guards on Ribbon, aka "Trotters" vintage kid art and which was clearly held

and which was clearly held and used for a good long time

Quite serene

I'd think 1940s or so

but here’s a deciphering of one section

and much much richer and more special in hand

Charming Antique Hoof Shaped Bone Knitting Needle Guards on Ribbon, aka "Trotters" vintage kid art and which was clearly heldI'd never seen a pair of these before and was delighted to learn that they were once a thing: knitting needle guards carved to look like pigs feet, better known as trotters! And sewn to a cloth ribbon to hold them together. So many wonders associated with knitting and sewing! I really love the vision of putting the needles to rest at night by capping them with these little feet! I'd be inclined to hang them now dangling loose from a little nail on the