5 Lot of Spit 'N' Whittle Whimsical Bottlestoppers

by Chris Hammack Wine Recorkers

For your consideration - 5 Lot of Chris Hammack caricatures made as bottle stoppers. These bottle stoppers are in mint condition, never used, and still have their original tags. The signature on the hats dates the pieces from 1993 to 1998 and made in Colorado.

Chris’ carving career began 36 years ago after a thirty foot fall landed him in the hospital. During a five month convalescence he picked up a piece of firewood and a pocket knife and began carving caricatures, of which he had sketched as a young boy growing up in Texas. Within two years, Chris began competing in carving competitions returning home with First Place Awards.

Included in this sale:

POSSUM - approx. 4.5” x 2” Ol’ Possum ain’t bathed in fourty years – Sez he doesn’t want to wear out his skin. No one has ever got close eno9ugh to tell but it’s said that Possum’s so dirty even his eyebrows stink . . .

HOOLIHAN HANK – approx. 4” x 3” Hank is a diagnosed team roper. Lots of folks get this very serious disease and are unaware of it. Here's a few of the symptoms: Wearing T-shirts that say "Will Rope for Food". *Having more missing fingers than the guy that feeds the sharks at Sea World. *Driving a brand new $35,000 ¾-ton diesel crew cab dually pickup with matching four horse slant trailer, and borrowing money for gas

LOOP LEG LUTHER – approx. 4” x 3.5” Luther’s got a knack for avoiding hard labor of any kind. In fact the boys at the bunkhouse nick-named him “The Solar-Powered Cowboy” cause every time he finds a shady spot he quits workin’.

ROWDY BARR – approx. 4.5” x 3” Rowdy was born a fighter. His daddy was an old Indian fighter and his mama was an old Indian. Unfortunately he rarely comes out on top. In fact, he's lost so many fights his friends nicknamed him "Miracle Whip" cuz it would be a miracle if he whipped anybody.

LEVI DRUELSLINGER – approx. 4.5” x 3” Levi's a "real" cowboy. He's got a black hat, a big ol' wad of Redman, and he's always broke. Bein' broke ain't nothin' new to Levi. As a kid his family was so poor all he had was a tumbleweed for a pet...

History of Spit ‘N’ Whittle

For 30 years, this American company, Spit 'N' Whittle, Inc., has provided the largest offering of collectible caricature bottlestoppers to the U.S. and the world. Western, sports, occupational, seasonal, outdoors man, barnyard animals, and more. Hang tag stories with each caricature offer additional insight and humor.

CONDITION:

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