Antique Carved Folk Art Whimsy Rattle (with Extra Good Rattling Sound) wire bowl and then someone else would

and then someone else would read an answer from another card

but it can be done if approached correctly

6 1/4" t x 2 1/8" w and in good condition

almost like a three dimensional drawing in space with a rather balletic feeling to its lines

Antique Carved Folk Art Whimsy Rattle (with Extra Good Rattling Sound) wire bowl and then someone else wouldI've gotten more and more into these old whimsy or puzzle rattles, constructed of carved, interlocking bits like ball in cage type whimsies and the like, each one of these rattles is very much its own thing, reflective of the skills and ambitions of its maker. It was clearly not a master carver who made this one and of course it is its relative humbleness and crudeness that makes this one especially empathetic to me. What they were masterful in,