Gorgeous Primitive Vintage Hand Carved Wood Chain Americana Folk Art Whimsy

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Gorgeous Primitive Vintage Hand Carved Wood Chain Americana Folk Art Whimsy:
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Gorgeous Primitive Vintage Hand Carved Wood Chain Americana Folk Art Whimsy Gorgeous Primitive Vintage Hand Carved Wood Chain Americana Folk Art Whimsy

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Description PLEASE CLICK ON “READ MORE” AND READ FULL DESCRIPTION AND SEE MORE PHOTOS! I went to not one, but Two sales in one day (I know I’m awesome!) and have so many cool items to list this week. One of the sales was the estate of a couple that owned a rural radio and TV store, according to the saleeer, from 1940 until 1970. They frequented the rural sales, and collected many many antique treasures. When they passed, their stuff was literally packed in boxes and had been kept in storage for decades. The sale was filled with not only their collections, but also generations of family pieces dating back to the mid 1800s. Also, be sure to scroll all the way down to the bottom of all of my listings as I usually have MORE photos down there, too! AND…I might as well say it from the get-go. ALL of my items this week are DIRTY, DUSTY, COBWEBBY AND DEBRISY, all barn lived for a long time, and ALL will need a good cleaning. I do not clean or mess with as found patina in any way. Also please note that I’ve made some changes to my payment and combined shipment policies, which you can see highlighted in my detail below.

I have always loved carvings like this - totally head scratches filed in the how\'dhedothat? category - just fascinating pieces. Well, years ago, I stopped by an antique store in Indiana, and behind the counter was a man making a wood chain - similar to this one (but this one is not made by him). It answered my how\'dhedothat? question right away, as he showed me how he started with literally, an amazingly large rectangular prism of wood, and he showed me how he went about carving it - first drawing it out on the wood - the end product being less that 1/4 of what the original wood piece was. This one caught my attention right away, because the carver left one end a solid part of the original wood piece, rather than carving it into chain, and the top loop of the chain is a link that is part of that solid wood end - it\'s just so cool! Measuring 16 3/4\" long in total, the solid end is 1 1/2\" by 1 1/4\" and the chain links are fairly large - at about 3\" by 1/2\" wide and 1/4\" thick or so - they all vary ever so slightly as they are all hand made and it\'s all from the same piece of ONE wood - they were not carved separatly and then attached together. It weighs a smidge over 1/4 lb, so it\'s pretty light, I\'m guessing it\'s pine or some other type of soft wood. As far as I can tell, the wood was left natural - without finish, and the darkened patina is just from age. It\'s a rustic piece by design - you can see the carved wood marks in spots all over. There\'s small divots, light chips in spots around the chain links, but they very well may be original. You can see a teenie white spot on it in some of my photos - like photo 10. I just went to investigate it and it wiped off with my finger - so it\'s no longer there. There\'s some darker caramel colored spots on the wood that are small. There\'s light scratching and surface cracks, but no damage to the structure or cracks all the way through that I can see - nothing wiggles or jiggles as it shouldn\'t and when I push on it. The chain is links of wood, so of course they move for you! It\'s a very cool piece of Americana Midwestern folk art, and I know you don\'t have one just like it!

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If you are using a phone or tablet to look at listings, you may not be seeing full descriptions – please make sure you are – I list sizes, condition and many photos on all of my items – so if you are not seeing that, you’re not seeing all I have about the listing.

Please ask if you have any questions, or feel free to inform me if you have any information about one of my listings. As with any of my items, if you ever need extra photos, let me know. My white stool, my rug and anything else that you see other than the item discussed are not included in the sale!

PAYMENT IS DUE IMMEDIATELY(SAME DAY) AFTER THE CLOSE OF AN sale.

I’m happy to combine shipments for you, when possible - depending upon size and weight, it might not always be possible, though. If you win an item and plan to offer on another, please email me to let me know that you are looking at other items, hold to pay for the first item and request a combined shipping invoice once you’ve won the other item/s. If you pay for an item, I have to ship it, I cannot hold for items that close another day, if you pay for the first item. Unless you ask me for an invoice earlier, I will invoice on Sunday for multiple items purchased the week prior, or after 5 days have passed since the item that you won has closed. 5 (FIVE) days from the closing of the FIRST bought item will be the longest I can wait time wise to combine, and I ask for immediate payment after invoice for combined orders. I NOW HAVE \'S UNPAID ITEM ASSISTANT SET TO AUTOMATICALLY FILE A CLAIM FOR PAYMENT 8 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF AN sale, WHEN NO PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE - PLEASE KNOW. Please know that some items cannot be combined, though, do to size, weight, or safety of the items. Many items that are set to ship in USPS FLAT RATE boxes; I cannot combine due to size restrictions. Please look at the shipping alternatives in the listings. I only mail USPS and pack in the best manner that we feel safe – I cannot change shipment methods after the close of an sale (i.e. rolling an old map to save money when I have it set to ship flat), especially if I feel the requested method is not safe. Again, I only ship USPS and charge actual cost to ship only. I ship within one business day of receipt of your payment, unless there’s a holiday that closes the post office, or I will notify you otherwise. As I shop for treasures on the weekends, I most often do not ship on Saturday. Most items closing and paid for on Friday will be shipped on Monday.

Many of my items come from local rural estate sales and sales. They are coming right from the barn or attic to you - dust, dirt, cobwebs and all! I do not clean and polish before I sell – they are in the condition found, as you see in my photos, and I leave the patina exactly as it was when I bought the item. I do my best to photo and describe all thoroughly.

Please email me before offerding if you do not use PayPal, as Paypal is the only requested method of payment on this listing.

With postage rates increasing regularly, I am shipping more and more items Parcel Select. Parcel Select travels by land or rail and the packages do not leave the regional post office until they fill up a bin going in the same direction (so the estimated delivery is truly only an estimate – not exact). The post office estimates 5-7 days, but it can go up higher, sometimes even 3-4 weeks in peak mailing times like the holidays. I always provide a tracking number, so you can see where your item is on any day.

Sales tax will be added for Illinois buyers.

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