Auböck-esque Brass Foot Pipe Tamper napkin holder 1960s or so I would

1960s or so I would guess

surely with the notion that the air from a squeeze should set it turning

sturdy wooden seat

Plus wonderfully detailed tiny nose

who towers over her as if from another world--and

Auböck-esque Brass Foot Pipe Tamper napkin holder 1960s or so I wouldI love a figural pipe tamper, and this cast brass one with foot at the end of the tamping post has a sort of Carl Aubck feel to me and as my instagram icon is a Carl Aubck brass foot, of course I'd grab it! To me the foot is a symbol of wandering, exploring (and hoping to find!) just right for a little pipe tamper that fits readily in any pocket, and which could just as easily be recast as a good luck charm! 2 5 8" l x 7 16" w x 5 8" t and in very