Industrial Vintage Wooden Mold mouse-shaped bright white with rusty orange-red

bright white with rusty orange-red lids that feature a ripple design that gives them a Japanese sensibility

It was made by Wrico

to modern and contemporary painting and prints

making the vase feel akin to a three-dimensional woodblock print

but I do know that it is a truly lovely object that would be great on a desk

Industrial Vintage Wooden Mold mouse-shaped bright white with rusty orange-redIn these parts, one finds a fair number of old industrial wooden molds. I love the silhouette and interplay of parts on this one, the contrast between finished dark wood and and black painted wood, and the dynamism of the whole thing, evoking planes, trains, machines, movement. I think it probably dates to the 1940s or so and came from a factory in Massachusetts or New Hamphire. Set it on a shelf or attach a hook to the back and hang it on the wall.