A Comical Mid 20thC Anthropomorphic Taxidermy Rat, Modelled as Tommy Cooper sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles the Mariner shoots the bird

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

probably in his thirties or early forties

Famous for it's bear grease amongst other things J

Verso we see the old Belfast frame makers label James Ma

A Comical Mid 20thC Anthropomorphic Taxidermy Rat, Modelled as Tommy Cooper sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles the Mariner shoots the birdOrigin: 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