I was recently given a shoebox full of old brittle tying materials. I think the box has been passed down through maybe 4 generations of tyers, as one old guy died it went to his surviving friend and so on. Some of the stuff is still in unopened cellophane packets bearing addresses that predate zip codes. The zip went active in 1963! Anyway….in the box I found these wire brackets and have been puzzling over their function. Do you suppose these might have been intended to hold tying thread? Were they maybe “bobbins” in those dreadful beginner kits that included one yellow and one red duck quill, 4 hackles, 4 herls, 3 inches of chenille and 6 hooks?