Solid Brass Old MONKEY Print Block wooden hammer divided in halves

divided in halves

It's a sixth plate daguerreotype of a naive graphite drawing depicting  a young child in profile with eyes closed and small hands in their lap

and finally found a lovely set of five of them from a seller in England

bending two and fro as the cart is pulled along by the string (or just given a push

Of a similar ilk to the black cat I just listed

Solid Brass Old MONKEY Print Block wooden hammer divided in halvesSomething both funny and sweet about this stand alone MONKEY, as if poised to deliver the punchline to a joke, and or to express affection to one's dearest. There's also a Beastie Boys reference embedded in it, which I very much like. 2" x 15 16" x 1 2". Excellent presumed antique condition, solid brass, heavy for its size.