Other Wooden Toys
- Book-Related Toys
- Carved Russian Wooden Action Toys
- Wooden Checkers
- Coloring Book Boxes
- Felt and Flannel Board Materials
- Friction Toys
- Kidk'nex Story Pals Building Sets
- Litho-Cardboard with Wooden Stand
- Lottery Games
- Other Games
- Matryoshkas
- Music Boxes
- Paper Scenes to Cut Out and Mount
- Picture Puzzles
- Puppets
- Racers
- Rubber Stamps
- Small Sculptures and Knickknacks
- Toy Theaters
- Soft Sculptures/Plush Figures
- Story Blocks
- Other Wooden Toys
- Other Toys
1980? French wooden puzzle and stacking toy based on Aesop's fables. One fable image on each of the four sides: MM; "The Heron"; FC; and TH. 8" high and 3½" square. $36.89 from FrenchVintageBibelot through Etsy, Dec., '20.
Ingenious and delightful! I wonder if this is a "one-off" created just once. Or was it a manufactured toy made many times over? Ten "storeys" make up four different images. Watch out! Solving one side does not solve the others! Of course, getting the solution "wrong" makes for some surprising characters!
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TH | The Heron |
2020? TH wooden two-piece puzzle. C Westcott. 3.75" tall, 3.5" wide. Unknown source
The two figures fit each other well. I am unsure of how the carrot plays in this configuration, when they are either together or separate. Is the hare lying on the tortoise's back and leading him on, as one would a mule with a carrot? I have not been able to identify the "Westcott" artist.
