A Comical Mid 20thC Anthropomorphic Taxidermy Rat, Modelled as Tommy Cooper sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles the instruments are made of

the instruments are made of the finest metals and with extreme precision

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

The piece is in good overall condition and appears to have had its paintwork retouched since 1866 in the original colours

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

particularly good at five-card rummy

A Comical Mid 20thC Anthropomorphic Taxidermy Rat, Modelled as Tommy Cooper sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles the instruments are made ofOrigin: 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