Fabulous Old Carved and Hinged Painted Crocodile Head, with Teeth! handmade open sign but it will move

but it will move

with red ink used for  highlights in equations

with super crisp detail

8 11/16" l x 3" w x 2 3/16" t

My guess is that this was meant to serve as a match holder (for wooden matches of course

Fabulous Old Carved and Hinged Painted Crocodile Head, with Teeth! handmade open sign but it will moveI've had one other carved and hinged folk art crocodile head along the lines of this one, with jaws opening to reveal carved teeth inside its red painted mouth. That one was part of a very old Punch and Judy puppet set; whether that's the case with this one, found in Pennsylvania, I'm not sure. Whatever the case, quite a fabulous thing I think, expressively painted, and a lot of fun. I might 10 1 4" x 1 7 8" x 2 (3 3 8" tall with jaws open). There is