I collect Swarovski crystal animals. I also love carved wooden animals.
Many wooden animals have been brought to me from all over the world.
The oldest wooden one I have is an elephant that got bombed and had its trunk blown of plus his tusks getting lost.
It was sent over from Burma during WW2 when my brother was sent to there.
It was 1942 when it got damaged while still in the wrapping. That makes it 63 yers old this year.
My father glued the trunk back on and I bought two necklaces with nacre tusks which my hubby glued in.
To look at it you would never believe what the poor sod went through
It stands about a foot high with an upturned trunk that has a man balancing on it that can be twirled round.
Children are fascinated with it.
I love it.