Hand-carved Wooden Whimsey Linked Ball 1970s Bennington pottery which I purchased at the

which I purchased at the estate sale of a gallerist and collector in Boston

even better grouped

which details the rise of the game's popularity in the 1880s  ad the many iterations that have been produced over the years since

I think she’s Mexican and I love everything about her

Hand-carved Wooden Whimsey Linked Ball 1970s Bennington pottery which I purchased at theJust a super sweet old carved whimsy, 5 inches long, with a bit of weight, making it useful atop a stack of papers, but also great just hung from a nail on the wall. I especially love the carving marks on the round sides of the ball, reminding one of how much effort it would take to make one of these! 5" long x 1 3 4" wide and deep. Very good condition. I am not certain the age on this but know that it was held in a family estate for many years;