Happy Carved and Crayoned Little Wooden Shovels wallpapered box It is in near perfect

It is in near perfect condition

1970s or so I believe

I find it impossible to resist these old acrobat squeeze toys when the acrobats are as good as this guy

appears to have been Owen Cranly

Happy Carved and Crayoned Little Wooden Shovels wallpapered box It is in near perfectSuper sweet! I'm pretty curious about the original intent of the kid, I assume who carved these and colored them with crayon in a very dedicated manner; perhaps as little shovels for scooping sand in the sandbox? or as snow shovels for dolls? or for scooping salt, sugar, and spices in the kitchen? Anyway, I think they could work for the latter now if desired, though I'd probably treat them as little sculptures and line them up in a row. Great color,