Incredible Darned and Darned and Darned Child's Sock squeak toy That sealed the deal since

That sealed the deal since I have a bit of an obsession with puppets of late (and also with many things French)

Walnut is 1 1/4" across

perfectly resolved composition

and do think it would be a pretty fun one for hanging in the bathroom

Made in the 1940s

Incredible Darned and Darned and Darned Child's Sock squeak toy That sealed the deal sinceI wouldn't have predicted one of my favorite finds ever would be a dirty old sock, but what a sock this is! Darned and darned and darned some more, heel, toe, top, bottom, and up the back pure darning terminating in a point that makes the whole think look a little like a Jack in the Pulpit. What a wonder, and about as pure an embodiment of endurance, and resilience, and labor born of necessity as one could imagine. Though not the least bit religious,