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 | | Some say size matters: treen must be as small as a bobbin, Welsh love spoon, grain measure, sewing egg, tea caddy, nutcracker, fruit or mixing bowl, breadboard, butter pat, smoking or snuff related knick-knack, card box, love token or paper knife. |
 | | Treen is also exquisitely tactile - a rich patina suggests years of handling, personalisation through use - and some collectors buy nothing but palm size, hand-turned or carved pieces to use as harmless therapy, rather as certain collectors of glass paperweights are known to do, the late Truman Capote being one. |
 | | Most treen can be picked up for small change, though something like a wassail bowl made of lignum vitae - a hardwood tree large and close grained enough to yield a bowl well over a foot across - can make hundreds of pounds at an upmarket furniture auction. |
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