Old Carved Air Blown Spinner (With Secret Compartment) metal grasshopper pin produced by Raku firing

produced by Raku firing

with just a tiny bit of chipping to the plate in one spot on the rim

Some light staining to the paper at bottom center and along the edges

with tightly packed rows of animals

Old Carved Air Blown Spinner (With Secret Compartment) metal grasshopper pin produced by Raku firingA charmer of a little thing, with two blow holes at one end which, when given breath, set the spinner at the other end turning, very fast, which I must say is quite rewarding! This little whimsy also functions as a box, with a slide top on one side opening to a little compartment, in which one might hide some tiny thing. Plus a great, irregular pattern of small hand forged nails and a terrific dry wood patina. Very sweet. 3 3 8" l x 1 3 16" w x 1 1 6"