September 13, 1927 Carved Whimsy with Deco-esque Handle in Best Aqua Blue Paint magic halo handle is 1 1/8" across

handle is 1 1/8" across at widest

16 7/8" l x 7/8" w and in very good antique condition

but do love phrases like this

I believe these would have been used as tags for labeling specimens

"Strike" might have made at least as much sense as a choice of word

September 13, 1927 Carved Whimsy with Deco-esque Handle in Best Aqua Blue Paint magic halo handle is 1 1/8" acrossI paid a fair bit for this whimsy, but it's not too often I find a painted whimsy, and the aqua blue on this one is way too good to have resisted. It reminds me of the Chrysler building too! which is apt, as the whimsy is dated Sept 13 on one side and 1927 on another, just a couple of years before the completion of that Art Deco landmark (construction began in 1928.) So a deco skyscraper of a painted rattle whimsy. Photos really do no justice to this