SOLD (NG) Set of Nine Old Handmade Painted Wooden Rattle Blocks folk art spool holder Scherzer & Co

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Unemployed in 1935

I've also seen notes that the lid was designed to  serve as a sort of pedestal for the bowl in serving

SOLD (NG) Set of Nine Old Handmade Painted Wooden Rattle Blocks folk art spool holder Scherzer & CoMy 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,