Lovely Pine Whimsy Rattle with Two Balls in Rounded Cage hugely panda pull toy no splits or repairs

no splits or repairs

but what especially sold me on these is that they were done on old used ledger paper

but I don't think I've ever found one written (by a Charles Goodrich in 1862) in such a strong and confident hand as this one

Our young illustrator turned to pencil for the terror-ridden parts of the story

capturing Venus in all of her grace

Lovely Pine Whimsy Rattle with Two Balls in Rounded Cage hugely panda pull toy no splits or repairsI continue to search hard to bring good whimsies to you, and here's my whimsy find of the week: an unusual rattle, carved in the round, with nice long cage at the center holding two balls inside its six "bars", and then two Cheerio like rattles at either end. Nicely done, with a nice warm dry patina, lovely. 8 3 4" l x 1" d. Very good condition, I might guess 2nd quarter 20th century.