Poignant Old Carving of Miner with Pick Axe whimsy knot with one tiny chip in

with one tiny chip in the glaze on the back of the bird's neck

And on the top of the box lid is the "Celluloid" trade mark

All of my research suggests that this very fine example--referred to as a blackjack

with perhaps his butler in the background

I really love its alphabetical organization within each section

Poignant Old Carving of Miner with Pick Axe whimsy knot with one tiny chip inI find this a pretty poignant carving, embodying a sense of honest labor both in terms of the subject and the manner of the carving, and drawing a bit of a parallel between the miner with his pick axe and the carver with his chisel, at least in my mind. It looks to me that he has a headlight on his hat, and then this stoic face with straight mouth and bulbous nose, looking as if he has been hard at work for many many years, and, sleeves rolled up, is