Wooden Badlands "Do Nothing" Machine native craft which I found at an

which I found at an estate sale in Acton

10 1/8" wide x 9" deep x 4 1/2" tall

how much fun to build an outfit around this

This varnished one

Wooden Badlands "Do Nothing" Machine native craft which I found at an"The perfect gift for that Special DO NOTHING Friend that Useless Necessity a Husband that Absolute Necessity a Wiife Designed for Those Who are Going in Either Direction and a Reduction Gear for Big Wheels!!! Don't Underestimate the Psychological Value of this Do Nothing." So reads the text on the back of this handheld amusement, produced by Pickles Gap Creek Crafts in Conway, Arkansas. And, indeed, it is pretty satisfying to turn the handle round