Curious Lot of Heads Hand-carved from Old Spools tomato from the same period I

from the same period I believe

nothing really

perfectly in sync with the surface decoration

when one found many popular images of both men and women playing chess

The oblong box measures 4 1/4" long x 2 1/4" wide x 1 1/2" tall

Curious Lot of Heads Hand-carved from Old Spools tomato from the same period II found these all together in an old cardboard boxall but two of them carved from old thread spools. I believe they were intended to be pieces on a chess board, and there are enough here to make up one side (16), though apart from the queen, and one helmeted knight, I am not quite sure who is who! What a fun bunch though, well done and representing quite a cast of characters. I especially love the use of found color, and the preservation of the top