Very Old Pine Carved whimsy Rattle with Fish, Heart, Crosses and Snake! marching bank staff The box is in good

The box is in good antique condition: there is some wear and aging to the wood

and to my eye just right with the perched bird surrounded by green just to their left

where I encountered a parade detour in Vermont that lead me about an hour off route

but I like it anyway

each with a little carved ball inside

Very Old Pine Carved whimsy Rattle with Fish, Heart, Crosses and Snake! marching bank staff The box is in goodAnother very sweet, and I believe very old, carving, this one I believe made as a rattle for a baby long ago, with a looped handle at one end, a carved block on the other, and a rattling ring in between. I believe it is meant to be a snake that runs the length of the handle, terminating in the suggestion of a head near the base, and the sides of the block are carved with four different images: a heart, a fish, a cross, and an X. Carved of pine with a