Modular Tower of Balls in Cages with Bulb On Top, Architectural Old Carved Whimsy dickensian I've found a few others

I've found a few others sets of stand-up animals and circus performers dating to the early 20th century

bits of printed text on the cigar box wood here and there

Fair Liberty Goddess of our Land

which may have been used for hanging meat/game

About a year ago I found a sailor's cosh similar to this one in the Hudson River Valley

Modular Tower of Balls in Cages with Bulb On Top, Architectural Old Carved Whimsy dickensian I've found a few othersThis is one of three old carved wooden whimsies I purchased together from a dealer in New Hampshire, all listed today, and I think quite likely all done by the same person. Among my favorite sorts of whimsies are ones I would describe as architectural this one like a tall and narrow tower, standing tall on its own, with very satisfying modular stack of four balls in four cages, making a vertical grid. And the, a final almost ball as finial at top,