🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Hooded man holding some playing cards or fan?

[invent4hir]

This small brass artifact was found near at a former home site dating to the 1840s that also yielded a 1930 dog license, needle valve, and part of a hot comb. It appears to be a man wearing a hood and moustache holding some playing cards or fan in 1 hand and pointing to it/them with the other. A bit of rust on the one end could be what is left of a stud that it was once screw to. There may be a “Shriners” fez hat on top of the head – as it doesn’t appear to be broken off.

Any ideas as to who/what this represents and how old it is?

 

[invent4hir]

Could it be a piece off of an old mechanical bank?
Maybe that’s a stack of money he’s fanning out

DawnNC, thanks - that is a good & interesting thought.

 

[invent4hir]

My ex wife!?!?

boogeyman, I'm not touching that one