A Vivacious Early 20thC Taxidermy Fox Brush sub-Curios Nutcrackers of many types have

Nutcrackers of many types have been used through the centuries though at first the nutcracker was probably ones teeth or perhaps a hammer or mallet

and can be read to date letter C

George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George

Nearly three hundred years ago

and the fairly deep pile is always wool

A Vivacious Early 20thC Taxidermy Fox Brush sub-Curios Nutcrackers of many types haveOrigin: English Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1910 Length: 17 inches A fox named John got caught in a trap, though escaped, but in so doing lost his tail. Thereafter, feeling his life a burden from the shame and ridicule to which he was exposed, John schemed to convince all the other foxes that being tailless was much more attractive, thus making up for his own deprivation. He assembled a good many foxes and publicly