A glass rolling pin, stoppered with a cork on each end. Curious! It seems glass pins, ornate with etching and colour, were filled with cold water, to keep pastry chilled as it was rolled. How brilliant! A chilled bottle might do the same work, it’s true, but not with such elegance as some of the exquisite designs. Many of these beauties were hung up as ornaments in a kitchen, brought home by sailors, decorated with an image of their ship. I’m enchanted.

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