Zweifels Schweizerspielwar "Miniature No. 1" Antique Wooden Block Set swedish modern One short end is carved

One short end is carved with a star

While later pieces were made using molds

I love this thing

which makes me think it might be a Japanese Natsuke (an ornamental togglelike piece used to attach a box

Zweifels Schweizerspielwar "Miniature No. 1" Antique Wooden Block Set swedish modern One short end is carvedThis is one of my favorite recent finds, for the box alone! Even better that it still include this wonderful little booklet suggesting an exhaustive array of plans for arranging the white painted houses, pitched roofs, trees, bushes, gates, and swimming pools inside! It appears that all of the original pieces are here, and in good shape, and I find them the whole set completely charming. German, late 19th early 20th century I believe. There is some