Lovely Old Ball in Cage Whimsy Rattle with Fancy Underside tabletopo This crocodile is from a

This crocodile is from a group of wonderful old handmade animals I found this past weekend in New Hampshire

) with a few others from a farm set

Columbia University

exemplify a really distinctive

some of the details show it significantly paler than it is

Lovely Old Ball in Cage Whimsy Rattle with Fancy Underside tabletopo This crocodile is from aDefinitely an old one, with a beautiful warm patina to the pine, and lovely detailing to the underside of the base, which makes it seem as if it could function as a butter stamp as well! The faceted top makes a perfect handle for waving out around as a rattle, and feels great in the hand. Very nice. 5 t x 1 1 8 wide and deep and in great, I would guess antique, condition.