Unusual Early American Folk Art Still Bank antler bird but I think it's a

but I think it's a great one from an atmospheric standpoint

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Unusual Early American Folk Art Still Bank antler bird but I think it's aThis is quite an old one, early 19th c. American believe, and also an unusual one, with a whimsy sort of feel, and also a sense of mystery about it. It is a carved still bank, which also feels like a piece of tabletop architecture, with round cylinder at the center framed by three "walls" and two posts, and with a sliding slat that pulls out to expose the slit for dropping coins inside. I find it curiously compelling, and like a distillation of the