Elegant Carved Whimsy with Interlocking Cages pottery vessel And then there is the

And then there is the red hand-stitched string holding it together

This is the second of these wonderful old push button boxing toys I've found--how to resist

(I found it in Maine along with a donkey

I love that it has this history

With  all-over loosely dabbed brown spots and a two railed base that makes him super sturdy

Elegant Carved Whimsy with Interlocking Cages pottery vessel And then there is theThere is another, more rustic whimsy I just listed that was the first I'd seen with interlocking movable parts, make it expandable and then immediately after finding it I found this one, with interlocking cages! The cages are nicely done, each with six facets (hexagons I guess that makes them) and four "bars" that interlock. And then three links on either side. All carved from one piece of wood, with a varnish shellac finish. 10 1 4" long expanded and