Antique Carved Bone Make Do Back Scratcher little dolls these clearly are red dyed

these clearly are red dyed

The lid of this charming soapstone trinket box

cut in two places to overlap

It's certainly fairly old and has seen a lot of use

with a little discoloration and staining here and there which I don't think detracts a bit

Antique Carved Bone Make Do Back Scratcher little dolls these clearly are red dyedI've seen some pretty fancy antique carved ivory and bone back scratchers, but this more crudely carved one suits me more, including for the fact that it seems likely a make do creation, with the wooden handle looking to have been repurposed from something else. The hand is very firmly inserted into to the post though, and has clearly been for a very long time, with what looks to be some very old, encrusted sting wrapped just below. To my eye a