Curious Old Brass Wood Splitting Man Folk Art Match Holder (?) antique handmade shaker brush with just a bit of

with just a bit of wear to the sharp edges of the ball in cage at end

singular thing that certainly no one really needs

I am 99% certain it is sterling silver (if I am wrong

and think one can never have too many

I believe likely from an opposite page in the scrapbook where it was long housed

Curious Old Brass Wood Splitting Man Folk Art Match Holder (?) antique handmade shaker brush with just a bit ofIt was suggested to me when I purchased this that it was a piece of trench art, and I think that it likely, with the canister made from a shell casing and the little chopping man cut from from some scrap. In any case, it's certainly it's own special folk art thing, and I really love this smiling but very focused looking fellow very intent on the task at hand, which looks to me to be splitting a piece of wood. Incised on both sides, and serving as a