Boy Perched on Rock, Rattle Snake Below, Interesting Double Image RPPC elegant whimsy just waiting for the bees

just waiting for the bees to arrive

made of a solid wooden block clad in perfect old white paint with graphite drawn windows

as I have found a very very similar one sold at auction by Pook & Pook

so surely whoever used it frequently had a blade in hand while using it

13 1/4” d x 14 1/4” d across at rotating arm  x 1” d

Boy Perched on Rock, Rattle Snake Below, Interesting Double Image RPPC elegant whimsy just waiting for the beesI love everything about this one, from imagining our boy climbing atop his rocky perch to safety, to the skewing of the image of him, to the cropped close up of the rattle snake below, with what looks a bit like a little heart preceding the "rattle snake," handwritten on the negative. Feels like a very memorable moment, and a sweet thing. 5 3 8" x 3 1 2". Very good condition, images not in sharp focus but I think that's part of the charm.