Bird Shaped Wooden Whistle with Mechanical Beak glass flask with pewter case But what makes this one

But what makes this one particularly intriguing is that pasted to the back of the painting and written in pencil in a childlike hand

this beautiful woven textile would be stunning as a runner on the dining table (how about underneath a huge platter of colorful roasted root vegetables

It is in great vintage condition

Another beautiful old brush

Bird Shaped Wooden Whistle with Mechanical Beak glass flask with pewter case But what makes this oneThis fabulous thing is a carved wood whistle in the shape of a bird, complete with mechanical beak! The bark of the branch from which it was carved remains on the central part of the body, but the wood has been hollowed out and whittled, terminating in a blow hole at one end, and an attached head at the other, with a spring that enables its beak (red on the inside!) to open by pressing down on its crest. Pretty great! 7 x2 1 4 x 1 3 8 deep and in