Old Hand-carved Cooper's Measuring Wheel Halloween cat welded and screwed together to

welded and screwed together to form the whole

and the lively spotted mice running around nearby

Carved into the sides of the box are three animals--a mule on front

with huge hat like a rose garden

This one measures approx 9 1/8” across  x 8 7/8" tall and is in good condition

Old Hand-carved Cooper's Measuring Wheel Halloween cat welded and screwed together toThis I am more or less certain is an old handmade traveler wheel, likely made by a cooper (maker of casks, barrels, etc from timber) for their own use in measuring circumferences. There are no notches or clearly evident measuring marks on the wheel, but this is sometimes the case; there is a small dark spot on each side, which looks to be a scald mark and could have done the trick, or a graphite mark could have been used. I really love it as an