Antique Hand-carved Double Ball in Cage Rattle Whimsey - 15 Inch antique colorful clay marbles the bright blue ground

the bright blue ground

This is one of my favorite things ever

it could be worse

or wrap a ribbon around the handle and hang it from the wall

but there is a compound effect to having the four together

Antique Hand-carved Double Ball in Cage Rattle Whimsey - 15 Inch antique colorful clay marbles the bright blue groundWhen I look at this charming old whimsey rattle, I keep thinking it looks rather like a baseball bat, which lends another dimension to the little balls in their cages! Carved of pine I believe from one piece of wood, it came from the family estate of seller in Randolph County, North Carolina, where it had been created and resided since the very early 1900s or so. At just shy of 15 inches long, its a pretty fun rattle to wave around, and also large