Old Wooden Masher with Whimsically Carved Handle man and dog in snow Plus a little pencil drawn

Plus a little pencil drawn smoke coming out of those yellow chimneys

as there is a bit of white showing though in a couple of spots near the mouth and the weight and feel seems right

Box measures 7 3/4" long x 3 5/8" wide x 1 1/8" deep

though brass or bronze or silver I am not entirely sure

or maybe done as a sketch for an documenting a purchase

Old Wooden Masher with Whimsically Carved Handle man and dog in snow Plus a little pencil drawnThe 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