Creative Playthings MCM Birds on a Tree Puzzle and Balancing Toy spider web with carved notch at the

with carved notch at the end that also looks a bit like an old key

CA stoneware vase

with tiny pin holes in the top corners

with the only visible flaw being a tiny chip at the very tip of the peak of one of the dark cranes

SOLD AS A SET as I think they are really great together

Creative Playthings MCM Birds on a Tree Puzzle and Balancing Toy spider web with carved notch at theThis fabulous birds in tree puzzle balancing toy display piece I think perfectly encapsulates the spirit and philosophy of the wonderful design company that was Creative Playthings, founded in NYC by Frank and Theresa Caplan in 1945 with the goal of creating simple but beautiful educational toys and materials emphasizing shape, color and texture that would promote a childs creativity and imagination. And indeed this puzzle does, lending itself to an