Old Wooden Masher with Whimsically Carved Handle man and dog in snow One more head for today

One more head for today

Box measures 7 3/4" long x 3 5/8" wide x 1 1/8" deep

as there is a bit of white showing though in a couple of spots near the mouth and the weight and feel seems right

German or Danish I am not sure

though brass or bronze or silver I am not entirely sure

Old Wooden Masher with Whimsically Carved Handle man and dog in snow One more head for todayThe smoothed bottom of this old masher shows that it was much used, and no wonder, as the interestingly carved handle, reminding me of a whimsy, provides a great grip! Another example of a utilitarian object that someone took care to make just to their liking, nice now as a sculptural one, though it could certainly be put to use again. 9 3 16" t x 1 7 8" in diameter at widest. There is one small chip to the handle as pictured, very minor, and some