Double Expansion Twist Shuttle Spindles Display, Boston Mechanics Fair, Gorgeous 1873 Albumen Stereoview Manhattan 212 pinned over folded napkins placed

pinned over folded napkins placed at the center of plates around a long table

and my guess is that the "54" at center right is the year

and I love a folk doll

and very fun

with an unusual recessed design

Double Expansion Twist Shuttle Spindles Display, Boston Mechanics Fair, Gorgeous 1873 Albumen Stereoview Manhattan 212 pinned over folded napkins placedI'm always looking for straight ahead old photos of object displays, salesman samples, and the like, but it's rare that I find one. As per the printing on the back, this stereoview, c. 1874, documents a medal winning display of "Double Expansion Twist Shuttle Spindles" (used for weaving on a loom) at the Mechanic's Fair in Boston, MA. A pretty excellent looking display, too, with a trio of shuttles of two sizes flanking what I believe are two winders