Antique Carved Whimsy Chain with Ball in Round Cage, Interlocking Parts, Rich Patina boy's drawing A few nice old nails

A few nice old nails along the bottom edge with one patch of old surface cracking/chipping there

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There are some dings and scrapes to the surface

Antique Carved Whimsy Chain with Ball in Round Cage, Interlocking Parts, Rich Patina boy's drawing A few nice old nailsYou know I am always on the hunt for whimsies, but haven't found a whimsy chain in quite a while this one of two today, nice old ones, found together, each carved from one piece of wood. I can never quite wrap my head around how one could carve one of these, and especially one such as this with the central ball in cage, and the links to which it is connected, all rotating 360 degrees, as do the terminal pieces of the chain. I'm not sure if there were