Pair of Antique Super Minimal Noisemakers plaited cedar bark basket 10 5/8" long

10 5/8" long

And then three links on either side

which I believe was made to hold a pie plate

and his hair

Pair of Antique Super Minimal Noisemakers plaited cedar bark basket 10 5/8" longIt doesn't get much more elemental than these when it comes to producing a clack or clap, which is what I love about them the most pared down (and I think very elegant) solutions to the task. The one at right shows a patent date of 1890, and is nothing more than a round glob of lead at the end of a tin strip, tethered by another tin strip to a piece of wood. (Happily, one can move the strip up and down, varying a bit the tone produced.) The other is