Antique Carved Pine Ball in Cage Rattle Whimsy with Marvelous Patina tiny architecture each measuring six inches tall

each measuring six inches tall by 1 3/8" in diameter

and our other man handing over some sort of official letter

1930s or so

whose credits included performing as a Copacabana girl in New York with the likes of Frank Sinatra

This is a really nice one

Antique Carved Pine Ball in Cage Rattle Whimsy with Marvelous Patina tiny architecture each measuring six inches tallQuite an old one, with bulb handles on either end which make me think it was made to be a rattle, easy to grab a hold of and wave, or throw, around. Amazing patina to the pine wood, with a great warm presence that one feels accrued as it was passed along from one generation to the next to the next. 5 1 2" l x 7 8" wide and deep. It shows plenty of age and wear but is in very good condition, with no splits or cracks or other issues.