Beautiful Old Wooden Spoke Shaped Whatsit! tramp art picture frame All the better that handwritten

All the better that handwritten right upon it is the history of its making: “Made from 1 piece red elm 1942 by Corina Layson”

9 3/4" long x 1 1/4" tall x 1/4" thick and in very good vintage condition- a tiny bit of loss of paint along the bottom edge

which included many fine things including glass

with some scratches and rust and a little spots of paint

Beautiful Old Wooden Spoke Shaped Whatsit! tramp art picture frame All the better that handwrittenI'd love to know what this is! Clearly it was made for a purpose, and surely was part of some larger thing, but I have not been able to figure out what. Something related to spinning wool, perhaps? I purchased it because I thought it was just a beautiful and curious sculptural object that would look great propped or hanging somewhere or perhaps could be put to use in a new way! The six wooden spokes end in teeth as they meet at the center of the