Wonderful Old Handmade Penguin Doorstop with Alligator Paint mesh bait box brushing it with an iron-based

brushing it with an iron-based solution

The handle is elk horn

I believe) itself measures 4”x 6”

Some things I take a while to deliberate over before purchasing

which contains mercury—making one very careful handling it

Wonderful Old Handmade Penguin Doorstop with Alligator Paint mesh bait box brushing it with an iron-basedThis could be my very favorite old wooden cutout doorstop ever. 1. It's a penguin. 2. The flapping position of the flippers. 3. The feet. 4. The paint job, including this great painterly use of gray for outlining and shading the belly. And 5, perhaps best of all, the alligatoring of the creamy white paint and just terrific overall wear and aging. Really a warm, charming, satisfying thing. 7 3 4" tall x 8" wide x 4 1 4" d. Great structural condition.