Beautiful Antique Treen Child’s Rattle 1917 No way could I resist

No way could I resist this sweet pup with jointed legs

but altogether in good shape

I believe this would have been used for cooking as well as serving

3 3/4" t x 3 3/4" widest diameter

then flipped and started in from the other

Beautiful Antique Treen Child’s Rattle 1917 No way could I resistIve coveted one of these for a long timecomprised of individually carved pieces, akin to a whimsy as well as to an interlocking wooden puzzle, but with the bonus of producing a great sound when shaken. (And it feels a bit like a magic wand, too!) Of the several of these Ive come across, each has been quite different, and I think the form of this one especially lovely, including for the ball shaped end at top. Others Ive seen are most often varnished,