Little Brass Squirrel with Nut Pipe Tamper (?) celluloid box 5 5/16" x 4 3/8"

5 5/16" x 4 3/8" x 4 3/8" t

it's perfect for serving fresh squeezed orange juice at breakfast

it's in great shape

I recently bought a group of old kid's drawings of airplanes

The fantastic scrimshawed drawings on the sides--of a man with dog facing a man with bird on one side

Little Brass Squirrel with Nut Pipe Tamper (?) celluloid box 5 5/16" x 4 3/8"I've had this squirrel for a while, found at at estate sale at some point, and have always loved it as a little thing, holding a nut in its little hands, and with long flat tale as a handle. I'd think it a pipe tamper, but usually the tamping end would be more extended, so perhaps it was meant to press a wax seal, but was never engraved with a stamp? In any case, a sweet little thing, which stands on its own and can be moved around by the tail. 2 1 2"