Unusual and Excellent Old Architectural Whimsy With Crosses, Spear, and Balls in Cages antique caliper mending him again and again

mending him again and again with several different colored threads

which I have not tried to nail in as it's sort of a curious thing

I've since pumped it up with air

the photos show some light reflection against the green

with the same words painted on both sides and two holes drilled right through it for hanging

Unusual and Excellent Old Architectural Whimsy With Crosses, Spear, and Balls in Cages antique caliper mending him again and againThis 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. This is the most striking and unusual of the three; I've never seen another quite like it, with crosses carved out on all four sides around the bottom end (creating four tiny corner shelves of sorts) and then this excellent, very sharply pointed pyramid just above, which makes