Old Wooden Masher with Whimsically Carved Handle man and dog in snow the Ace of Clubs featuring

the Ace of Clubs featuring a 1890 tax stamp

3 3/4 inches tall

One more head for today

A quintessential Frank Mann piece

German or Danish I am not sure

Old Wooden Masher with Whimsically Carved Handle man and dog in snow the Ace of Clubs featuringThe 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