Very Sweet 19th C. Round (and Roll-able) Carved Pine Pine Ball in Cage Whimsy in Original Black Paint wartime game with something of a hard-scrabble

with something of a hard-scrabble

At some point a strip of masking tape and

Late 19th/very early 20th c

Jointed corners

I have a tendency to talk to inanimate objects

Very Sweet 19th C. Round (and Roll-able) Carved Pine Pine Ball in Cage Whimsy in Original Black Paint wartime game with something of a hard-scrabbleI paid a good bit for this one as far as small carved whimsies go, but unusual in my experience to find a round one, and not too often early painted ones either, and I just fell in love with it. Carved of pine, with a nice large (relative to its scale) ball inside, and the black paint worn in the best way. And, being round, it rolls when turned on its side making me think it was made as a toy for a child. Really sweet and special feeling. 2 5 8 x 1 5