Mechanical Wooden Tabletop Wheel Turner Whimsy Mexican whistle with an especially long wire

with an especially long wire neck giving it lots of flex

I knew when I found this drawing (and a second listed separately)--sent as a Christmas card to artist Lois Gross Smiley

executed in black ink on paper that I think was once much closer to white than it is today

His work—also including  murals

and her dress is pretty tattered

Mechanical Wooden Tabletop Wheel Turner Whimsy Mexican whistle with an especially long wireI have lots of love for the person who created this whimsical construction no small effort, but definitely worth it for the delight and satisfaction it delivers! Move the lever at the far end up and down to get it going, then after a few ups and downs of the joints in the middle the wheels will start turning and the more ups and downs the faster they go! And as it should be, the parts make a fair amount of clacking as they move, enhancing the pleasure