SOLD Make Do Get-Out-of-the-Garden Rattle from North Carolina Estate victorian wirework plus 15 extras I found

plus 15 extras I found in the same box

Some nice alligatoring to the white paint which also shows some pale blue that came from I know not where along the left edge

including with what seems to be some rounding to the ears from weathering

I had one of these when I first started the shop

SOLD Make Do Get-Out-of-the-Garden Rattle from North Carolina Estate victorian wirework plus 15 extras I foundI found this rattle at Brimfield, purchased from a seller who found it at an estate in North Carolina, where it had been used by the grandmother of the house to scare away creatures invading her garden. I love its elemental make do ness, with the flat wood handle punched right through the other end of the tin can. With beans I presume inside making the loud rattle. And made special with green paint and squiggles on either side, I presume representing