Wonderful Old Handmade Tin and Wood Marble Maze civil war photograph Wild Norrland bears let their

Wild Norrland bears let their young play on their broad backs

The disc number--E9-1545--carved on the underside dates it to sometime between 1941-1978

Each measures 8" t x 1 5/8" d

New York in 1947

just missing fingers on one hand

Wonderful Old Handmade Tin and Wood Marble Maze civil war photograph Wild Norrland bears let theirOne of my very favorite things found at Brimfieldbeautifully crafted, marvelously graphic, and really, I think, quite a perfect thing. Concentric grooves were carved into the wood, into which strips of cut tin, with folded over top edges, were laid, creating a labyrinth for a marble to make its way through with the aim of reaching the center. And what a satisfying destination, with welded "roof" and open door on one side. Just lovely. Early 20th c. I