Whimsical Four Part Carved Whimsy carved duck or of course it could

or of course it could also be incorporated into game night

or the two short ones were opposite ends of one piece and the longer one has lost a link on the opposite end

My guess is that it dates from the late 19th century or so

I have a hard time not grabbing these old treen darning eggs when I find them

Whimsical Four Part Carved Whimsy carved duck or of course it couldI'm guessing this whimsical whimsy once had at least a couple of more parts, such that one end would hook into the other. If so, they are long gone, but the ones that remain are pretty fun, and nicely carved, showing off quite a variety of skills! One end of the corkscrew like section is no longer a complete loop, but is tightly tied to the next piece with the string hardened, perhaps with some old glue, and would take some work to get apart. The