Wonderful Carved, Painted Antique Mechanical Birds - Sold Individually ornate he was possessed with a

he was possessed with a consummate curiosity and keen intelligence in addition to a terrific aesthetic sensibility and sensitive touch

I imagine this sweet woodblock was carved by a member of a boy scout troop in the 1940s or so

such as these from Transportes del Norte

where it has probably lived since it was made

Shortest 3 1/2" long

Wonderful Carved, Painted Antique Mechanical Birds - Sold Individually ornate he was possessed with aI think these are amazing. I've come across a few others (though none as lovely), but no one ever seems to know anything about them. I think most likely they were part of a cuckoo clock or something similar, where some sort of mechanics would periodically trigger their wings to raise and beaks to open perhaps simultaneously producing a chirp chirp! I like these stuck in a small vase like flowers, or you could stick them in a small planter, to circle