Headless Dog Old Industrial Die-Cut Toy Mold Spanish ceramics with a bit of darkening

with a bit of darkening to the boxwood (which is buttery smooth and just gorgeous) of the exterior

The giraffe has jointed legs as well as nails for horns and tail (painted with the same pattern detail as the rest of him)

with these little wing-like open hands

with some spotting to the front of the right leg and some scratching and old sticker mark on the reverse

Headless Dog Old Industrial Die-Cut Toy Mold Spanish ceramics with a bit of darkeningI've had a handful of these types of old wood and steel toy molds previously, and will keep picking them up as the forms of them are so often strange and highly evocative. This one was surely made to form the body of a dog, with a separate mold to cut his head. Of course I love it for its strangeness, all the better as amplified by the nuts and bolts and screws! 5 7 8" l x 4 3 4" t x 1" d and in good condition, with a little dryness to the surface of