The paddle was a novelty item Mum bought somewhere locally, I believe, but I’ve no real idea where it came from and I’ve never seen another like it in my life. I don’t think it was custom made, though, because it was transfer printed.
The paddle was just over a foot long and maybe four or five inches wide. It was fairly thin, maybe about a quarter of an inch. Near the handle was a cartoon-like drawing of a youngster and her mother. The mother looked stern and was wagging her finger at her daughter,
The most curious thing about it was the rhyme next to the drawing. I have seen lots of American paddles with either drawings, slogans or even little poems, but never this one. It read: