I don't know if this rat qualifies as a go-with. If there are complaints, I will remove the posting. I would argue that it does since the most appealing parts are repurposed used pole line hardware, just like brackets and pins. The body is a three inch solid steel ball, I have been told that it is most likely a cannon ball from long ago. I found a bunch of them in a centuries old barn we demolished twenty five years ago. The tail is copper clad steel grounding wire. The ears are oval eye nuts and the jaws are guy anchors, all hot zinc dipped galvanized. (The balls may be from a casting foundry, used to break up old molds)

I have a pair of them outside. Been there for years and what I like best is that the body has rusted to a nice brown while the other parts have remained as shown. I like that effect.

I found early on that these work better than a case of beer for getting permissions. I have seen them used for door stops and business card holders.

I started making these years ago as a way to introduce myself to yard supervisors. That I was not after access to scrounge copper and brass, just insulators and old hardware. With so much copper theft, as soon as I mentioned scrap the word NO was already forming on their lips. The rats got me past that, supported with a copy of CJOW with an article and pictures of my outside displays.

New 2015 company policies and all the rats in the world will not be getting me access now. So I have extras to find new homes for. They make good pets, don't eat much and are litter trained, but do not come when called. Weighing in at over nine pounds they tend to stay where you put them, indoors or out. Approx. 6 x 6 x 8"

I'm not sure what the postage from Canada will be, it will be high so I am pricing Ben at $100 post-paid.