Very Old Pine Carved whimsy Rattle with Fish, Heart, Crosses and Snake! marching bank staff made in the 1960s

made in the 1960s

but I liked it too much to pass it by

and all of the details

The box is in good antique condition: there is some wear and aging to the wood

Very Old Pine Carved whimsy Rattle with Fish, Heart, Crosses and Snake! marching bank staff made in the 1960sAnother very sweet, and I believe very old, carving, this one I believe made as a rattle for a baby long ago, with a looped handle at one end, a carved block on the other, and a rattling ring in between. I believe it is meant to be a snake that runs the length of the handle, terminating in the suggestion of a head near the base, and the sides of the block are carved with four different images: a heart, a fish, a cross, and an X. Carved of pine with a