Very Old Pine Carved whimsy Rattle with Fish, Heart, Crosses and Snake! marching bank staff where I encountered a parade

where I encountered a parade detour in Vermont that lead me about an hour off route

who over the course of the 32 cards encounters a cast of characters from  pig to cat to spider to baby

made in the 1960s

but I liked it too much to pass it by

6 3/4" x 6 1/8"

Very Old Pine Carved whimsy Rattle with Fish, Heart, Crosses and Snake! marching bank staff where I encountered a paradeAnother very sweet, and I believe very old, carving, this one I believe made as a rattle for a baby long ago, with a looped handle at one end, a carved block on the other, and a rattling ring in between. I believe it is meant to be a snake that runs the length of the handle, terminating in the suggestion of a head near the base, and the sides of the block are carved with four different images: a heart, a fish, a cross, and an X. Carved of pine with a