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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 336613, member: 5833"]Pulled mine down to examine & compare more closely. Although quite heavy, it is definitely hollow, & there is a small hole on the back of each leg, right above where a cat's heel is.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is proportioned more like the one under discussion, not thin & elongated like the soap holder, & also rests on the tripod of 2 hind paws & curled tail with no other base. (Mine also falls forward easily, so not very usable.) My guy holds his fish tray higher, in front of his face, & holds it from underneath. The head & face are very similar, with forward facing ears, not turned to the side like Soapy's. A major difference with mine is how the hind legs join the body: more naturalistic, with no suggestion of a seam. A couple of tiny spots on the back feet where there is no patina make me think it is cast brass.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 336613, member: 5833"]Pulled mine down to examine & compare more closely. Although quite heavy, it is definitely hollow, & there is a small hole on the back of each leg, right above where a cat's heel is. It is proportioned more like the one under discussion, not thin & elongated like the soap holder, & also rests on the tripod of 2 hind paws & curled tail with no other base. (Mine also falls forward easily, so not very usable.) My guy holds his fish tray higher, in front of his face, & holds it from underneath. The head & face are very similar, with forward facing ears, not turned to the side like Soapy's. A major difference with mine is how the hind legs join the body: more naturalistic, with no suggestion of a seam. A couple of tiny spots on the back feet where there is no patina make me think it is cast brass.[/QUOTE]
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