Beautiful Antique Child's Shoe Last with Pin Prick and Chip Carved Decoration old wooden slingshot which we had no interest

which we had no interest in until my aunt cracked one open to reveal that he had filled each one with a $5 bill

Chunkily but very nicely carved

but very sturdy on his base and completely stable

great studded collar

Beautiful Antique Child's Shoe Last with Pin Prick and Chip Carved Decoration old wooden slingshot which we had no interest(Photos do this no real justice.) No real reason one would have decorated a shoe last in this manner I don't believe other than just to make it feel special, which this one very much feels, and I've not seen another like it. It does seem like someone had fun decorating it, with swirls of holes made by a small nail leading the eye all around the foot, and branching in a few spots to terminate in chip carved points. (It seems possible the nails were