This carved coconut is believed to be from the mid-1800s and may have been carved by Capt. Charles Hinckley, known as the "world's smallest lighthouse keeper. "

The picture of Hinckley among the listing photos does NOT come with the item. 

Containing images of an eagle, birds, rabbits, and flowers, this carved coconut is a perfect of example of 19th century handcrafts when people had time on their hands.

The coconut is signed "Charles Hinckley." Capt. Hinckley, a native of Barnstable MA who stood under 5 feet tall, was the lighthouse keeper for the Bishop and Clerks Lighthouse near Yarmouth, Mass.

Before his lightkeeping career, Charles Hickley also served as a merchant seaman on East India bound ships in the mid-1800s. On one of his voyages he may have acquired the coconut, which is certainly not native to Massachussetts.

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