Tatting shuttle

I don't know anything about these items, except what I thought was a thread holder turns out to be a tatting shuttle. There are no markings on the shuttle, however there are some words on the other item, which is a tape measure. They don't seem to be a set or pair, but they are both abalone. Any information that you can give me about these would be greatly appreciated. I am clueless. :-)

My camera occassionally messes up and the line near the bottom of the tape measure is not damage, but a glitch in the photo.   

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