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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 335140, member: 111&quot;]This piece was irresistible, have never seen one like it - a 4½&quot; long version of a wooden articulated acrobatic &#039;Monkey on a Stick&#039; toy.&nbsp; The maker, Saunders &amp; Shepherd were known for their novelty pieces, including a well-done 1899/1900 Boer War rifle souvenir spoon - this piece bears London, 1891/92 hallmarks, and a design registration number dating to March-April, 1892.&nbsp; He works beautifully, and just really makes me smile...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]112307[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]112308[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This illustration for a poem in an 1894 British weekly shows a similar wooden monkey on a stick:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]112310[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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