Antique Primitive Laundry Fork with Pyrography Decoration panel some wear of paint along

some wear of paint along the edges of the lid and base where they meet

it could be used as a serving bowl or as a vase

Woven in a classic kilim style

and the lively spotted mice running around nearby

Antique Primitive Laundry Fork with Pyrography Decoration panel some wear of paint alongI personally had no real idea what it was when I found this piece, but now it makes perfect sense this would be the right tool for stirring and lifting clothes from washtubs. What I find especially intruiging about it are the cartoonish pyrograph designs, including spotted dog, Indian head, and flowers and vines, as well as two sets of initials, HJG and HJP. Ive learned that in the late 19th and early 20th century women especially were encouraged to