chapter 16
Never Made Enough
Lark Lures ★ Self-Promoting Bridge Tables ★ Military Button Polishing Shields ★ Leg Shoe Horns ★ Figural Calipers ★ Mummy Pencils, Jackknives & Moses Baskets ★ Lace Bobbins ★ End of Day Pieces
Lark lure with key-wind mechanism, c. 1790. Steel, brass, hand-carved, painted wood, and mirrored glass, 8" high. Made by Alexandre Cochet, Morbier, France.
Never Made Enough theorizes that during the ripe time for a specific original, functional, novel, beautiful or prized object, not many were made; consequently, very few survive (ex: lark lures, figural calipers, self-promoting bridge tables, military button polishing shields, end-of-day pieces, mummy pencils & Moses’ baskets, leg shoe horns, lace bobbins).
