Beautiful Old Make Do String Winder math problems I'd certainly think the latter

I'd certainly think the latter in this case

but is lovely and I think suits the piece well

I found these together in a ziplock bag

I'm also not quite sure what is was made for--perhaps for spools of thread and thimbles

Beautiful Old Make Do String Winder math problems I'd certainly think the latterThe seller I purchased this from found it with with a note that it was what "grandma" used to keep her string, and clearly grandma used it for lots of string over many many years. The wood is super smooth and with a bit of a sheen from many many years of handling, and whether or not it is one or two pieces under that cloth wrap I am really not certain. The fabric wrap looks somewhat similar to cloth medical tape in material, now completely hardened