Creative Playthings MCM Birds on a Tree Puzzle and Balancing Toy spider web with the only visible flaw

with the only visible flaw being a tiny chip at the very tip of the peak of one of the dark cranes

" Really a great piece

with tiny pin holes in the top corners

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Creative Playthings MCM Birds on a Tree Puzzle and Balancing Toy spider web with the only visible flawThis fabulous birds in tree puzzle balancing toy display piece I think perfectly encapsulates the spirit and philosophy of the wonderful design company that was Creative Playthings, founded in NYC by Frank and Theresa Caplan in 1945 with the goal of creating simple but beautiful educational toys and materials emphasizing shape, color and texture that would promote a childs creativity and imagination. And indeed this puzzle does, lending itself to an