Antique Ink and Watercolor Rebus Riddle Drawing with Poem on Reverse green stripes plus a key hole on

plus a key hole on the front--though there is no longer a key

such that their arms and legs can be moved a bit

these beavers

and happily there is already a string loop at the end of the handle for doing just that

and this one is especially great as it can live outdoors

Antique Ink and Watercolor Rebus Riddle Drawing with Poem on Reverse green stripes plus a key hole onThis is areally wonderful, I think19th century British ink and watercolor rebus drawing that I am still trying to fully puzzle out! I love envisioning its maker sitting down with ink pen, conceiving these riddles, and then beautifully unfurling (literally) them across the page, plus adding a poem to the backside of the page to boot! (re produced below.) Ive figured out a few things, starting with 0 cence = nonsense at the top of the page, and a few of