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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 2855696, member: 75525&quot;]I picked up some pieces from Nederland (and stamps from there also): two medieval spindle whorls for my knitting wife and three 17th - 18th century knucklebones (fivestones, astragaloi or jacks) for me. My wife she assures me she has no interest in going further upstream in the clothing process: spinning; shearing, washing &amp; carding wool; raising sheep / goats; etc. She has friends that spin and gather pet fur.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]678881[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The knuckle bones are smaller than the ancient bone ones I have. I have one ancient bronze knucklebone only a bit larger. </p><ul> <li>10.7 grams, 18.7 x 12.0 x 10.7 mm</li> <li>7.1 grams, 19.2 x 10.1 x 8.5 mm</li> <li>5.1 grams, 15.2 x 9.0 x 6.7 mm</li> </ul><p>[ATTACH=full]678889[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman statue of girl playing astragaloi, wikipedia</p><p><br /></p><p>A link showing a game of fivestones </p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]-BgnsPmJ0yc[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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