Japanese Vintage Wooden Puzzle Cubes - Sold Individually handmade animal but the spoon component is

but the spoon component is gone

This is a beautiful--and heavy

too--large enough to hold all sorts of sewing supplies inside

allowing his to be positioned standing or sitting

But as there are two complete sheets and also two with some of the animals long ago removed

Japanese Vintage Wooden Puzzle Cubes - Sold Individually handmade animal but the spoon component isI think it is likely a sign of these times, but everywhere I go physically and virtually I find myself picking up wooden puzzles. These two are Japanese, and I must admit I am wary of taken more than a few pieces apart for fear of not being able to put them back together. It is actually a but of a puzzle to even figure out how to begin; it took me a minute to find which piece on each had a little give to allow the taking apart process to begin and the