Unusual Old Carved Whimsy with Chain Links, Cage, Plug, and Expandable Part! wabanaki scissors sheath these are a German tradition

these are a German tradition

no chips that I can see

I've found some other carved wooden feet like this one that served as ashtrays

I have a sense that this bowl is a pretty special piece

to its attached wooden snout detailed with red nose holes and mouth

Unusual Old Carved Whimsy with Chain Links, Cage, Plug, and Expandable Part! wabanaki scissors sheath these are a German traditionI recently learned it probably should have occurred to me before! that whimsies were often carved from old broom and tool handles, and I'd bet that was the case with this one. It is unlike any other I've seen, with a long cage at one end (with the "ball" more rectangular than spherical), then a series of chain links, then another cage type form with a plug as the "ball" such that one can actually extend it by pulling or contact it by pushing, and then