Mid 19th C. Teething Rattle

Presented here, a mid-19th Century Teething Rattle made of bone and ivory.  The rattle is comprised of 7 individual bone and ivory pieces that are tied together with a pink ribbon.  Each of the pieces are carved to represent a tool.  There is a mallet, a vice grip type tool, a saw, a wood rasp, a knife, a thing I can't identify, and a fish.

While we occasionally encounter a single piece here or there, we have never found the whole rattle intact, until now.    The individual  pieces vary in length from 3 1/2" to 4" each.  The carving is very well done, and realistic.  A very special item and RARE!
 
R2L01529
5241