Fabulous Iron Folk Art Crocodile with File Body folk art ashray sent from a "Lizzie" in

sent  from a "Lizzie" in Cuttyhunk to Frank Slocum of South Westport

and it also could be hung from a small nail

thougtfully crafted

features a pagoda in landscape and is very finely done

The heart was cutout and printed into to the image

Fabulous Iron Folk Art Crocodile with File Body folk art ashray sent from a "Lizzie" inI purchased both this one and the heart shaped love token paperweight I am listing next from a South Carolina based dealer at Brimfield who has been the course of a series of excellent things. This iron crocodile, with metal file of a body, I presume was made by a metalworker as a whimsy of sorts akin to a blacksmith's snake. It definitely has some age to it, with some rust showing on those wonderful teeth, especially. Very nicely done, imparting this