A Comical Mid 20thC Anthropomorphic Taxidermy Rat, Modelled as Tommy Cooper sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Verso we see the old

Verso we see the old Belfast frame makers label James Ma

and he taught metal beating at the Newlyn School in Cornwall from 1892-1899

probably in his thirties or early forties

the Mariner shoots the bird ("with my cross-bow / I shot the albatross")

it can surely rest assured of admiring glances however or wherever it resides

A Comical Mid 20thC Anthropomorphic Taxidermy Rat, Modelled as Tommy Cooper sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Verso we see the oldOrigin: English Period: Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1950 70 Depth: 5 inches (at maximum) Height: 6. 75 inches (at maximum) Tommy Cooper was born Thomas Frederick Cooper in Caerphilly, Wales on March 19, 1921. He was born 2 months prematurely and the doctors warned he might not make it through infancy. However, his resilient nature allowed him to endure and survive. He served initially in Montgomery's Desert Rats in Egypt. He