Unusual Old Carved Whimsy with Chain Links, Cage, Plug, and Expandable Part! wabanaki scissors sheath )--in this case to be

)--in this case to be stored in its original Wanamakers department store box

though still plenty bright and cheerful

no chips that I can see

this piece clearly shows its history

Unusual Old Carved Whimsy with Chain Links, Cage, Plug, and Expandable Part! wabanaki scissors sheath )--in this case to beI recently learned it probably should have occurred to me before! that whimsies were often carved from old broom and tool handles, and I'd bet that was the case with this one. It is unlike any other I've seen, with a long cage at one end (with the "ball" more rectangular than spherical), then a series of chain links, then another cage type form with a plug as the "ball" such that one can actually extend it by pulling or contact it by pushing, and then