Three Keys on Ring Old Carved Wooden Whimsy folk carvings This scoop is in great

This scoop is in great shape and ready to use for scooping grain or flour or meal

if it is indeed an antique coin bank as I think it is

and great in a wide variety of contexts

who was the importer and distributor for these wares in NYC

cut in two places to overlap

Three Keys on Ring Old Carved Wooden Whimsy folk carvings This scoop is in greatI'm always on the hunt for interesting whimsies carved from one piece of wood; this is the first I've come across like this, which I love both for how nicely it is carved, and also because who doesn't want to hold the proverbial keys to the castle? With the keys knocking against each other when one shakes it, it also has a bit of a connection to whimsy rattles I think, and looking at that perfectly round loop holding the keys I can't help but to think