Unusual Old Carved Whimsy with Chain Links, Cage, Plug, and Expandable Part! wabanaki scissors sheath Each box measures approximately 3

Each box measures approximately 3

Art nouveau in style

so think it might be as well

no chips that I can see

)--in this case to be stored in its original Wanamakers department store box

Unusual Old Carved Whimsy with Chain Links, Cage, Plug, and Expandable Part! wabanaki scissors sheath Each box measures approximately 3I 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