Old Wooden Masher with Whimsically Carved Handle man and dog in snow with these fine features

with these fine features

German or Danish I am not sure

A quintessential Frank Mann piece

though brass or bronze or silver I am not entirely sure

3 3/4 inches tall

Old Wooden Masher with Whimsically Carved Handle man and dog in snow with these fine featuresThe smoothed bottom of this old masher shows that it was much used, and no wonder, as the interestingly carved handle, reminding me of a whimsy, provides a great grip! Another example of a utilitarian object that someone took care to make just to their liking, nice now as a sculptural one, though it could certainly be put to use again. 9 3 16" t x 1 7 8" in diameter at widest. There is one small chip to the handle as pictured, very minor, and some