SOLD Curious Frowning Face Brass (Leather? Cookie?) Press puzzle blocks including the beautifully detailed carving

including the beautifully detailed carving of her hair and face

a pretty satisfying object

An unusual old squeak toy

Country Clare

with Cincinatti

SOLD Curious Frowning Face Brass (Leather? Cookie?) Press puzzle blocks including the beautifully detailed carvingI don't know the story behind this guy and can't find his likeness out there; he looks to me like the one off creation of a skilled metalsmith, quite nicely done. He punches down when pressed, with enough force to cut through something of substance (and the edges of his raised features are sharp), so I am more inclined to think made for cutting leather or perhaps some type of clay or composition material than pressing into soft dough. Whatever the