Highly Empathetic Rusty Old Welded Iron Garden Turtle tabletop bowling I love how the grain

I love how the grain of the pine gives some wave to this guy's beard

priced in the $200-275 range

I've had a number of British earlyish 19th century penmanship practice notebooks in the shop but this is the first American one

A sort of haunting specter of another era

Such a fun thing

Highly Empathetic Rusty Old Welded Iron Garden Turtle tabletop bowling I love how the grainFound in Maine, I think this guy lived in a yard for a good many years, to my eye perfectly rusted and aged, as well as perfectly crude and a total charmer of a thing. Welded together of iron pieces, including a sweet little tail, and with a raised design animating his shell. 7 1 4 l x 4 5 8 w x 1 7 8 t, much aged and rusty but nut shedding, all to the good.