Old Carved Double Ball in Cage inside Cage Whimsy! 1983 playplex with just the right amount

with just the right amount of irregularity

whose work seems to have become quite collectible

following the release of Walt Disney's Pinocchio in 1940

as well as an old piece of what I think is blue bubble gum

Old Carved Double Ball in Cage inside Cage Whimsy! 1983 playplex with just the right amountI think this is quite an old one, and must say that when I received it it was quite dusty, much of which I've gotten rid of but there might still be a stray bit here and there. In one of the cages inside the larger cage are two little balls, and in the other one larger, tapered (sort of top like) shape. All are free from their walls and will jiggle around a bit. It will stand on its own vertically like a tower and equally good laid on its side; either