Homemade 32 Sided Educational Paperweight, 1993 terracotta women The box is in good

The box is in good antique condition: there is some wear and aging to the wood

I'm not really sure whether to call this penny covered bottle folk art or tramp art or just plain crafty

Though he has lost the fur that once covered his body

a mystery maker I have been unable to place

10 3/4" tall x 7 1/4" wide when measured from arm to arm

Homemade 32 Sided Educational Paperweight, 1993 terracotta women The box is in goodI love things like this, which I imagine Ed Mueller, who signed it, created for his kids and I am pretty certain had quite a lot of fun making! On its 32 sides are the spelled out numbers 1 10 and pictures representing each letter of the alphabet; I'd like to think many of them Mackinaw bridge, tent, a steam liner with the words "the Love Boat" on the side , etc had particular significance to this particular family. A lot of love invested in this, and