Excellent Antique Carved Wooden (Presumed Odd Fellowsl) "I" in Best Red, Blue and Gold Paint cardboard animals each with a very singular

each with a very singular personality

they are forever locked as tight as could be) which--like bottle whimsies--fills one with a sense of wonder at how if could possibly have been achieved

but I really like it---a welcome and very atmospheric counterpoint to New England-y portraits of houses

with legs hanging straight down

usable still for tracking all sorts of things

Excellent Antique Carved Wooden (Presumed Odd Fellowsl) "I" in Best Red, Blue and Gold Paint cardboard animals each with a very singularI would guess this hand carved wooden capital "I" in original paint was once joined by an OOF, to stand for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; I do not know that for certain but have a pretty good hunch. But, really, what more does one need than an "I"??! Independent, individual, iconic! And of course a bold, gilded "I", with some American red and blue to boot, seems to pretty much perfectly describe this era; me me me! 8" t x 3 1 2" w x 1 7 8" d.