Mesmerizing Old Tin Toy Spinner toy snake filled with whiskey and perhaps

filled with whiskey and perhaps tucked into a coat pocket as one heads out for a ski or long walk through the woods

I much prefer old garden tool to new ones--they tend to be much better made as well as much better looking

A complete charmer I think

8" from tip to tip of the cross

Another by the same maker found this past week in Maine--which tells me that maker was invested in representing a variety of housing types

Mesmerizing Old Tin Toy Spinner toy snake filled with whiskey and perhapsI could sit spinning this one all day and never tire of the optical effect of its yellow and red swirls in motion. Of course it makes me think of Duchamps Rotoreliefs (Optical Discs) and Anemic Cinema the best! and also, it occurs to me, there is almost nothing that places one so much in the present moment as a kinetic optical illusion. 4 in diameter x 2 1 8 t. Some surface rust but still bright and beautiful and works great. I've included a short