Artwood Toy Co "Woodenettes" Bauhaus Inspired Construction Set mesh box This roughly carved little man

This roughly carved little man is carrying a heavy load

and a few bumps in the glaze original to its making

I believe the figures are carved of wood and glued inside

I think they make really terrific small objects for display--with a handy loop for hanging overhead

Artwood Toy Co "Woodenettes" Bauhaus Inspired Construction Set mesh box This roughly carved little manI could have spent many many hours configuring these fantastic c. 1940s Woodenettes blocks into an endless variety of structures and arrangements to photograph, but stopped myself in order to share them sooner than later! The colors and forms remind me so much of Oskar Schlemmer's fantastic costumes for Berlin's Triadic Ballet in the 20s (one pic included in photos), and clearly these are heavily Bauhaus inspired the company name is Artwood Toy Co, no