Smiler P. 1969 Folk Art Carved Head with Message Underneath Britains circus It is signed on the

It is signed on the back by "Sue" and dated 1962

a hardware merchant and ship chandler

There in one small surface chip on one of the handles mid-way down

or modernist

clean and white

Smiler P. 1969 Folk Art Carved Head with Message Underneath Britains circus It is signed on theHow to resist this strange, smiling fellow, aptly named Smiler P? Looking rather as if about to speak some secrets of the universe, it seems no great surprise to find a cryptic message handwritten on the underside of the base "no evil or nasty brains in this head so don't abuse it don't forget to get it don't forget" Dated January 16, 1969, one might think it was carved while its maker was under the influence of psychedelics of some sort, who knows?!