Curious Lot of Heads Hand-carved from Old Spools tomato and this Janus faced piece

and this Janus faced piece is literally double-sided

solid and sturdy as they come

The chain winds  smoothly and easily

5 1/4" from edge to tip of nose

She seems only to have one leg

Curious Lot of Heads Hand-carved from Old Spools tomato and this Janus faced pieceI found these all together in an old cardboard boxall but two of them carved from old thread spools. I believe they were intended to be pieces on a chess board, and there are enough here to make up one side (16), though apart from the queen, and one helmeted knight, I am not quite sure who is who! What a fun bunch though, well done and representing quite a cast of characters. I especially love the use of found color, and the preservation of the top