Early NYE Company Skip Tooth Die carved wooden owl Signed (incised) in Japanese on

Signed (incised) in Japanese on the underside

where heads and figures and chickens and more commingle

intended to ensure that the subject is able to replicate each adequately before embarking on the memory assessment

with distance forever between them--a scenario in which she holds the power

4 5/8" x 2 3/4"

Early NYE Company Skip Tooth Die carved wooden owl Signed (incised) in Japanese onI didn't know quite what this was when I found it, I just loved its weight and surface and the shape of the cutout out, with ribbed areas at four points giving it a bit of tooth! It is marked "NYE Skip Tooth 1 1 2"" and also NYC Tool Machine Works" and so I've figured out is a Skip Tooth Die, which from what I can tell is basically a cutting tool. Also from what I can tell, this is a pretty old one, earlyish 20th century I believe. 3 7 8" x 3 7 8" x 7