Solid Brass Old MONKEY Print Block wooden hammer It's a sixth plate daguerreotype

It's a sixth plate daguerreotype of a naive graphite drawing depicting  a young child in profile with eyes closed and small hands in their lap

and one printed eye lost

While some later reproductions of these were made

There is one small chip to the handle as pictured

including aces

Solid Brass Old MONKEY Print Block wooden hammer It's a sixth plate daguerreotypeSomething both funny and sweet about this stand alone MONKEY, as if poised to deliver the punchline to a joke, and or to express affection to one's dearest. There's also a Beastie Boys reference embedded in it, which I very much like. 2" x 15 16" x 1 2". Excellent presumed antique condition, solid brass, heavy for its size.