Charming Old Folk Art Puzzle Cube vintage French but it is very nicely

but it is very nicely made

with unused back

) rising from the opening of the shoe

but do think it has a fair amount of age

I think it's really a lovely thing

Charming Old Folk Art Puzzle Cube vintage French but it is very nicelyI love this thing, both as an object, and for the thinking and making process it represents. Like other puzzle cubes (I'm listing a few more modern Japanese versions I just picked up as well), each piece has its specific place, and is taken apart, and put back together, in a certain order. This one is wonderfully rustic in its construction, with the pieces fitting together by way of posts and holes but my favorite thing is the numbers carved across