Very Unusual and Very Excellent 19th Century Folk Art Steel Dominoes in Original Custom Carved Box wood frame These were made as teaching

These were made as teaching toys

found in Maine the other day

raku fired

because who can ever have enough carved animal company

Unlikely you'll come across another set of these

Very Unusual and Very Excellent 19th Century Folk Art Steel Dominoes in Original Custom Carved Box wood frame These were made as teachingI've bought and sold a lot of antique dominoes sets, but I've never seen, let alone had, a set of handmade metal ones and in their original hand carved slide lid box to boot, custom made exactly to their size and held together with old square nails. With a very satisfying weight to them, perfectly wonky placement of the dots, and producing a very satisfying sound when they clack against each other or are laid onto the table. Steel I believe, perhaps