Unusual and Wonderful 19th Century Set of Miniature Geometric Solids in 19th Century Signed Dovetailed Box handmade cat I guess barbed wire balls

I guess barbed wire balls are a thing people made

patiently awaiting re-discovery

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These antique blueprints look like a pile of gorgeous old denim or calico to me

Unusual and Wonderful 19th Century Set of Miniature Geometric Solids in 19th Century Signed Dovetailed Box handmade cat I guess barbed wire ballsMy heart skipped a beat when my eyes landed on these, the likes of which I've never seen and what could make me happier than geometric solids in miniature form?! And in a lovely 19th century slide lid box with fat dovetailed joints to boot? Plus provenance: a slip enclosed indicating they came from the estate of Doctor of Philosophy Kurt Bonstedt, a consultant in technical chemistry, with two addresses listed for him in Germany. I have not counted all