Sculptural Tall 1986 Ball in Cage Whimsy by John Coppess vintage tramp art box Established in 1861

Established in 1861

I believe it dates to the 1960s

I just love the look of this old skeeball board

I just really like laying them out on the table and moving them around

The bodies of most appear to be made of old tool handles

Sculptural Tall 1986 Ball in Cage Whimsy by John Coppess vintage tramp art box Established in 1861This particular form, a long and tall ball in cage feeling as much a modernist sculpture as a whimsy, seems to have been the specialty of John E. Coppess of Sunfield, Michigan, who signed it on the bottom, and by whom I found a very similar whimsy several months ago dated 1975! A quick search reveals that Coppess was born in 1910, so would have been well into his 70s when he carved this one, and I have to imagine making it gave him quite a lot of