Antique door knocker: woman with huge tongue

This curious antique door knocker, depicting a woman with a massive tongue, is up for auction on eBay. From the listing:

A door knocker in the shape of an ill woman's face. Her tongue is the knocker. Marked manufacture, nineteenth century, made of spelter or some other non-magnetic base metal, I bought this in England. The manufacturer's stamp is on the underside of the tongue: "R.E.&S." inside a shield. The piece measures 5.125" long and 2.25" wide. Good working condition.

"19th C.Metal DOOR KNOCKER Sick Woman TONGUE Medical" (Thanks, Michael-Anne Rauback!)

[#1 posted by fataltourist, July 20, 2009 6:22 AM]

Helloooo Nurse!

[#2 posted by OoerictoO, July 20, 2009 6:47 AM]

$46 so far w/ days to go

[#3 posted by metkere, July 20, 2009 6:49 AM]

And here's a fancy door handle at entrance of Kommersant Publishing House in Moscow: http://pivr.ru/512

[#4 posted by kahomono, July 20, 2009 7:00 AM]

Quel dommage that this did not get to eBay by way of Significant Objects

[#5 posted by Shelby Davis, July 20, 2009 7:12 AM]

Mom?

[#6 posted by bbonyx, July 20, 2009 7:37 AM]

"What knockers!"

"Why, thank you, doctor!"

[#7 posted by Brainspore, July 20, 2009 7:49 AM]

Taken from Gene Simmons' great-grandparents' house.

[#8 posted by Moriarty, July 20, 2009 8:31 AM]

Nouveau riche purchase by the inventor of the tongue depressor.

[#9 posted by Mister Eppy, July 20, 2009 8:44 AM]

I wonder what's hanging out of the mailslot?

[#10 posted by bbonyx, July 20, 2009 9:16 AM]

@#9 - FTW!

[#11 posted by Betsy69, July 20, 2009 11:20 AM]

i'm buying

[#12 posted by Anonymous, July 21, 2009 4:41 AM]

Reminds me of a scene from "Labyrinth" with David Bowie & Jennifer Connelly.

Although there they had rings in their mouths...

-Darkstar