Old Wooden Masher with Whimsically Carved Handle old north Carolina pottery This is a complete double

This is a complete double six set

pinks and ochres

and one wooden dominoe-shaped rectangular that serves as a "plug" to keep them from rattling around in the box

more gestural nest of forest green shrubbery and what I believe are a few stacks of logs

The box shows plenty of wear and the box top is missing one short end

Old Wooden Masher with Whimsically Carved Handle old north Carolina pottery This is a complete doubleThe 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