Fabulous Iron Folk Art Crocodile with File Body folk art winder made in three parts like

made in three parts like a puzzle

I believe it would be proper to call this a love token

but they're also pretty excellent just as they are

and then flattens for easy storage

clearly with a lot of love invested

Fabulous Iron Folk Art Crocodile with File Body folk art winder made in three parts likeI purchased both this one and the heart shaped love token paperweight I am listing next from a South Carolina based dealer at Brimfield who has been the course of a series of excellent things. This iron crocodile, with metal file of a body, I presume was made by a metalworker as a whimsy of sorts akin to a blacksmith's snake. It definitely has some age to it, with some rust showing on those wonderful teeth, especially. Very nicely done, imparting this