White on Black Double-sided, Hand-painted Scorekeeping Numbers - A Pair vintage Playskool stacking toy Signed Olin Dows

Signed Olin Dows

There is no chime inside the bell

lending a warmth and homeyness to its dynamic

repeated twice around the perimeter of the basket

but quite a nice drawing I think

White on Black Double-sided, Hand-painted Scorekeeping Numbers - A Pair vintage Playskool stacking toy Signed Olin DowsI'm not entirely sure what game these were made to score, but I'm pretty certain scorekeeping that was their original purpose perhaps they tracked balls and strikes? In any case, I think the hand painted numbers are about as good as they could be, and perfect in this very painterly white against black. And how great this 1 and 11 I assume meant to represent 1 and 2, though, as they flag in the opposite direction, perhaps I am wrong and they stand for