Pair of Antique Super Minimal Noisemakers plaited cedar bark basket which I believe was made

which I believe was made to hold a pie plate

from every brick of the chimney to every leaf on the bushes and trees to every stripe on the awning and every cross of the lattice

And then three links on either side

Photos document the entire contents laid out across two photos

Pair of Antique Super Minimal Noisemakers plaited cedar bark basket which I believe was madeIt doesn't get much more elemental than these when it comes to producing a clack or clap, which is what I love about them the most pared down (and I think very elegant) solutions to the task. The one at right shows a patent date of 1890, and is nothing more than a round glob of lead at the end of a tin strip, tethered by another tin strip to a piece of wood. (Happily, one can move the strip up and down, varying a bit the tone produced.) The other is