Character-full Antique Double Ball in Cage Whimsy Made by G. W. L. Benedict (?) Vaclav Vytacil artwork and not too often early

and not too often early painted ones either

a cloth measure housed inside tin litho case

imparting the bird with a pretty regal attitude in the process

Tin lid fits tighlty on the tube

I think it is likely a sign of these times

Character-full Antique Double Ball in Cage Whimsy Made by G. W. L. Benedict (?) Vaclav Vytacil artwork and not too often earlyI'm always looking for carved whimsies but distinctive old ones seem increasingly hard to come by. Three today though, each special in its own way, and this my favorite, including for how the top evinces the beginnings of a heart. With old sticker bearing the name of the maker still stuck on it a bit hard to decipher the last name and there is a bit of ink bleed stain there, but my best guess is G. W. L. Benedict. Found in Maine, and I believe of