Sweet Family of Carved Animals vintage padlock but I might do with

but I might do with this one

it represents a woman in the Women's Army Corps

love and truth--and liberte egalite fraternite

It appears to be signed in pencil on the bottom--Pete I believe

I'd guess it dates from the first half of the 20th century

Sweet Family of Carved Animals vintage padlock but I might do withI found these together in a box, clearly carved by the same maker, and I believe the same maker as a bunch of heads chess pieces carved of old wood spools, listed separately. I love the whole lot of these, but it makes me especially happy that there is a tiny turtle smiling among them! The posture of what I take as a sitting bear is pretty wonderful too, as is that little elephant, and the tiny head on much taller body of whatever that tallest