Antique German Wooden Jack Staws in Original Box lettering just missing the top

just missing the top

and also calls sewer tile sculpture to mind

There’s a bit of variation to the glaze

as if emerging from a long journey at sea

a mother and child

Antique German Wooden Jack Staws in Original Box lettering just missing the topThis old German set of wooden jack straws, early 20th c. I believe, is a great set to actually play with, with both of its original wood and wire hooks for picking up the pieces still in the box. Apart from the simple straight "sticks", all of the pieces show printed numbers on one side, indicating point values for successfully extracting them should one wish to keep score. Near complete if not entirely, with a nice variety of tool like forms