Modular Tower of Balls in Cages with Bulb On Top, Architectural Old Carved Whimsy dickensian About a year ago I

About a year ago I found a sailor's cosh similar to this one in the Hudson River Valley

bits of printed text on the cigar box wood here and there

2 7/8" in diameter x 5/16" deep

Photos don't convey his scale--he's a full 24 inches when stood up--with jointed arms and legs

I've found a few others sets of stand-up animals and circus performers dating to the early 20th century

Modular Tower of Balls in Cages with Bulb On Top, Architectural Old Carved Whimsy dickensian About a year ago IThis is one of three old carved wooden whimsies I purchased together from a dealer in New Hampshire, all listed today, and I think quite likely all done by the same person. Among my favorite sorts of whimsies are ones I would describe as architectural this one like a tall and narrow tower, standing tall on its own, with very satisfying modular stack of four balls in four cages, making a vertical grid. And the, a final almost ball as finial at top,