Clenched Fist, Antique Bronze Paperweight antique noisemaker with crank art where it looks that the

where it looks that the name of its maker was lost at some point at lower right

inside of the copper handle

With threaded end

It is unlike any other I've seen

Clenched Fist, Antique Bronze Paperweight antique noisemaker with crank art where it looks that theHard to resist a good hand, and this one, bronze, has a great presence and weight and resolve to it; no fuss, just right. The image of a hand gripping a scroll or bar was a common one during the Victorian era generally associated with ideas of fortitude and resilience, but also I believe more specifically with pro freedom and or anti slavery movements, symbolizing the strength required to "break chains" or "uphold liberty." I have not dug deep into