Little Brass Squirrel with Nut Pipe Tamper (?) celluloid box I think this little antique

I think this little antique printing block is super cool

as there are remants of two handles that knotted to the center of the lip on either side

it's in great shape

depicting a band of native Haitian musicians playing large

which became classics of French literature

Little Brass Squirrel with Nut Pipe Tamper (?) celluloid box I think this little antiqueI'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"