Beautiful Old Wooden Spoke Shaped Whatsit! tramp art picture frame contemporary and ancient

contemporary and ancient

Either way

The box is in excellent overall condition

are not directly activated by the push of the button--at least not any more

with some scratches and rust and a little spots of paint

Beautiful Old Wooden Spoke Shaped Whatsit! tramp art picture frame contemporary and ancientI'd love to know what this is! Clearly it was made for a purpose, and surely was part of some larger thing, but I have not been able to figure out what. Something related to spinning wool, perhaps? I purchased it because I thought it was just a beautiful and curious sculptural object that would look great propped or hanging somewhere or perhaps could be put to use in a new way! The six wooden spokes end in teeth as they meet at the center of the