Unusual Antique Bottle Whimsy (What is It?!) sequential narrative drawings among whom seaweed collecting and

among whom seaweed collecting and pressing was quite the thing during the Victorian era

and were/are often made by artists specialized in making them

I’m not sure if there was ever a purpose for these—perhaps a doll’s library

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such that they just sort of float in space

Unusual Antique Bottle Whimsy (What is It?!) sequential narrative drawings among whom seaweed collecting andI hope someone will know and tell me what it is that is inside this bottle! Often one sees these bottle whimsies with various tools inside, or a winder, or a cross, but I for the life of me can't figure out quite what this one is. A sled? Part of a plough or harness or some sort? ??? Whatever it is, it is as it was made, as the carved stopper is locked forever in place by a cross bar, and there are no parts that have fallen off inside. The bottle a