Unusual Antique Bottle Whimsy (What is It?!) sequential narrative drawings as if to say

as if to say

it is a piece with a strong but nuanced presence

I’m not sure if there was ever a purpose for these—perhaps a doll’s library

among whom seaweed collecting and pressing was quite the thing during the Victorian era

Unusual Antique Bottle Whimsy (What is It?!) sequential narrative drawings as if to sayI hope someone will know and tell me what it is that is inside this bottle! Often one sees these bottle whimsies with various tools inside, or a winder, or a cross, but I for the life of me can't figure out quite what this one is. A sled? Part of a plough or harness or some sort? ??? Whatever it is, it is as it was made, as the carved stopper is locked forever in place by a cross bar, and there are no parts that have fallen off inside. The bottle a