Old Hand-carved Wooden Mold for Lead Shot, Still Filled antique bookplate as if he were a

as if he were a human-fox hybrid

but trust they are pretty much always better and richer in person than in photos

I actually think he may once have been a bunny

I also like the sort of halo of radial lines surrounding her head

Once there was litho on a few of these

Old Hand-carved Wooden Mold for Lead Shot, Still Filled antique bookplate as if he were aI found this in inland Maine and just thought it was an interesting and satisfying object. It is a sizer mold for making lead shot, with old shot still held in each of the holes. A power strip of sorts, packed with potential! Hand carved, nice old wood, and I doubt it had traveled far from where it was made. 6" x 3 4" x 1 4". Very good condition. Each hole is lined with a woven fabric, which I believe functioned to mold, and hold, the shot.