Carved Arts and Crafts Large Wooden Scrapbook gifts for children These adorable vintage teak mouse-shaped

These adorable vintage teak mouse-shaped salt and pepper shakers feature charming leather ears and tails

I love the irregularity of the blue circles- sometimes overlapping

and other cherished things

The set included a platform with a springboard lever which would launch the figures into acrobatic action

This one--made of what appears to be ebony

Carved Arts and Crafts Large Wooden Scrapbook gifts for children These adorable vintage teak mouse-shapedWhoever created this large wooden scrapbook long ago must have had pretty grand expectations for the arts and crafts projects it would contain, as they put an awfully lot of work into the carving of the cover, and did a very beautiful job, I think! Perhaps they made it to bind the work of a class, or a group of summer campers, or maybe just their own masterpieces. I found it empty, but would certainly love to see it put to use, though I might myself