Parasite House! Antique Carved, Painted Block with Many Possibilities old wooden rattle with gears in the middle

with gears in the middle that turned a shaft and powered the thresher

7 1/2" x 5 1/2" as mounted to heavy weight board

Some things I take a while to deliberate over before purchasing

This is a very early (c

1920s-30s I'd think

Parasite House! Antique Carved, Painted Block with Many Possibilities old wooden rattle with gears in the middlePerhaps my favorite find of the week, and also the least expensive this is a small thing, but it fills me with delight and also wonder about the reason for its being and what it might once have been a part of. I call it the parasite house because it requires something a small block is perfect, and I'll send this one along with it to angle over. So curious. Fantastic old salmon colored paint with green windows and rose maroon roof. Plus two little