SOLD (NG) Set of Nine Old Handmade Painted Wooden Rattle Blocks acid colored A few small edge chips

A few small edge chips here and there and a little a little greening to the brass pins

Really a wonderful piece I think

which I think rather transcends its original function to read almost like a text piece by Jenny Holzer

" These were made to be used as reference

I might guess late 19th or early 20th century

SOLD (NG) Set of Nine Old Handmade Painted Wooden Rattle Blocks acid colored A few small edge chipsMy weakness for old wooden blocks never ceases, and I think this is a pretty special set, with each block housing what I'd guess are a few wooden beads, or maybe even beans, making a nice rattle. I think the contents vary a bit, giving a little variety to the rattling, and one of the orange blocks is just a hair smaller than the others. I'm not entirely sure if these were homemade, or just handmade, but they've got a very homespun feel about them,