SOLD (NG) Set of Nine Old Handmade Painted Wooden Rattle Blocks wooden hunter figurine of a sprig of a

of a sprig of a branch with a few furling leaves

saturated red

There is some faint text

which are both familiar in format but also tell us much about the times: "If 100 men besieged in a town

It measures 5 1/2" across and 3 5/8" tall

SOLD (NG) Set of Nine Old Handmade Painted Wooden Rattle Blocks wooden hunter figurine of a sprig of aMy 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,