Modular Tower of Balls in Cages with Bulb On Top, Architectural Old Carved Whimsy dickensian which may have been used

which may have been used for hanging meat/game

2 7/8" in diameter x 5/16" deep

and rather like it always existed

I'm guessing 1840s or 50s

Photos don't convey his scale--he's a full 24 inches when stood up--with jointed arms and legs

Modular Tower of Balls in Cages with Bulb On Top, Architectural Old Carved Whimsy dickensian which may have been usedThis is one of three old carved wooden whimsies I purchased together from a dealer in New Hampshire, all listed today, and I think quite likely all done by the same person. Among my favorite sorts of whimsies are ones I would describe as architectural this one like a tall and narrow tower, standing tall on its own, with very satisfying modular stack of four balls in four cages, making a vertical grid. And the, a final almost ball as finial at top,