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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 205602, member: 51"]Not thinking this has much age, maybe 40 years or as recent as last week. Approx 7" across, some kind of very light weight metal. Was a thrift purchase. Possible it is missing some hanging pieces are there are a bunch of loops along the bottom with nothing on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wondered if anyone had seen similar. I would have just thought "wall hanging" but there is a latch of sorts in the back, see 2nd photo off to the left. Didn't know what the latch might have been for.</p><p><br /></p><p>Guessing this animal is a lion --whatever he is, his tongue seems to be sticking out. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for taking a look.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]59471[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]59472[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]59473[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]59474[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]59475[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 205602, member: 51"]Not thinking this has much age, maybe 40 years or as recent as last week. Approx 7" across, some kind of very light weight metal. Was a thrift purchase. Possible it is missing some hanging pieces are there are a bunch of loops along the bottom with nothing on them. Wondered if anyone had seen similar. I would have just thought "wall hanging" but there is a latch of sorts in the back, see 2nd photo off to the left. Didn't know what the latch might have been for. Guessing this animal is a lion --whatever he is, his tongue seems to be sticking out. Thanks for taking a look. [ATTACH=full]59471[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]59472[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]59473[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]59474[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]59475[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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