Hand-carved Wooden Whimsey Linked Ball 1970s Bennington pottery but how much better to

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which details the rise of the game's popularity in the 1880s  ad the many iterations that have been produced over the years since

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Hand-carved Wooden Whimsey Linked Ball 1970s Bennington pottery but how much better toJust a super sweet old carved whimsy, 5 inches long, with a bit of weight, making it useful atop a stack of papers, but also great just hung from a nail on the wall. I especially love the carving marks on the round sides of the ball, reminding one of how much effort it would take to make one of these! 5" long x 1 3 4" wide and deep. Very good condition. I am not certain the age on this but know that it was held in a family estate for many years;