Old Wooden Masher with Whimsically Carved Handle old north Carolina pottery This is a complete double

This is a complete double six set

substantial sculptural presence

All appear to be French and a handful are still wrapped in paper

and one wooden dominoe-shaped rectangular that serves as a "plug" to keep them from rattling around in the box

but I think constitutionally a drawing

Old Wooden Masher with Whimsically Carved Handle old north Carolina pottery This is a complete doubleThe smoothed bottom of this old masher shows that it was much used, and no wonder, as the interestingly carved handle, reminding me of a whimsy, provides a great grip! Another example of a utilitarian object that someone took care to make just to their liking, nice now as a sculptural one, though it could certainly be put to use again. 9 3 16" t x 1 7 8" in diameter at widest. There is one small chip to the handle as pictured, very minor, and some