Early CAST IRON COUNTRY STORE WRAP STAND or KITCHEN COUNTER CORD STRING HOLDER For Sale

Early CAST IRON COUNTRY STORE WRAP STAND or KITCHEN COUNTER CORD STRING HOLDER
MONTH, WE ARE PLEASED TO OFFER MANY FINE ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE ARTIFACTS AND RARITIES FROM MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA ESTATES AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
PLEASE CHECK OUR OTHER items FOR MORE EXAMPLES OF EARLY ANTIQUES & AN OLD SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI ESTATE, WITH PROVENANCE INDICATING THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED ON THE COUNTER OF A COUNTRY STORE TO HOLD TWINE FOR WRAPPING PACKAGES, AND BUTCHER PAPER FOR FRESH MEAT.
SUCH EXAMPLES ARE SELDOM FOUND WITH THE UNDERSIDE RETAINING INSERT.
STANDING 4.5\" TALL, IN A DOMED MANNER, WITH A 6.5\" DIAMETER FLANGE BASE, WEIGHING A SUBSTANTIAL -1- POUND, -12.8- OUNCES.
OVERALL CAST IRON, FEATURING PIERCED ELEMENTS TO THE BASE, WITH A BODY FORMED IN A CATHEDRAL WINDOW MANNER, FEATURING BAS-RELIEF COLUMN FLANKED PANELS, ARCHED OPENINGS ABOVE AND A PIERCED DOME WITH A SINGLE HOLE AT TOP FOR THE STRING TO EXIT.
A BALL OF STRING, TWINE OR CORD WOULD BE PLACED TO THE INTERIOR, WITH A CONCAVE, PIERCED METAL PLATE TO THE UNDERSIDE, REMOVABLE BY TURNING AND RESTING ON TABS.
AS ACQUIRED, OVERALL NON-INTRUSIVE RUST TO THE CAST IRON FINISH, WITH OLD BLACK PAINT REMAINING MOSTLY INTACT TO THE METAL UNDERPLATE ~ OVERALL FINE, VINTAGE CONDITION, BEST NOTED BY EXAMINING THE IMAGES OFFERED.
HISTORY of STRING HOLDERS
String has long been a household and office utility, but an easily tangled one. That\'s why generations of tinkerers devised cast-iron string holders and string reels in an attempt to keep string under control. The classic 19th-century string holder shape was a beehive, used, for example, by the U.S. Postal Service. Other cast-iron string holders, some nickel plated, others painted black, were more like egg-shaped cages, with openings around their sides so a clerk behind the counter of the general store could see at a glance if he or she was about to run out of string. Often these string holders were mounted to the tops of racks designed to hold paper sacks. That way, goods could be bagged and wrapped tight for customers.
In the 20th century, string holders became more decorative, morphing into novelty items for the home. Animals were popular subjects for these lightweight, chalkware string holders, as were caricatures of African Americans, cartoony depictions of story-book heroes and heroines, and characters from the movies. Unlike cast-iron, which was built to last, chalkware broke easily, which is why most vintage chalkware string holders found today are chipped around their USE THE \"CONTACT SELLER\" FUNCTION TO CONTACT US AND RESOLVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE offerDING INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AVAILABLE FOR SOME ITEMS VIA USPS PRIORITY MAIL INTERNATIONAL ~ NO FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL PARCEL ~ CONTACT US FOR A SHIPPING RATE QUOTE BEFORE offerDING