Three Keys on Ring Old Carved Wooden Whimsy folk carvings if it is indeed an

if it is indeed an antique coin bank as I think it is

are often referred to as mountain men

Boot-shaped match safes were definitely a thing--one finds carved as well as cast iron versions shaped like cowboy boots as well as Victorian boots

The basket is a terrific large size

Three Keys on Ring Old Carved Wooden Whimsy folk carvings if it is indeed anI'm always on the hunt for interesting whimsies carved from one piece of wood; this is the first I've come across like this, which I love both for how nicely it is carved, and also because who doesn't want to hold the proverbial keys to the castle? With the keys knocking against each other when one shakes it, it also has a bit of a connection to whimsy rattles I think, and looking at that perfectly round loop holding the keys I can't help but to think