Pair of Vintage Swiss Wooden Cutout Animals in the Manner of Antonio Vitali wooden souvenir which I think just adds

which I think just adds to its charm

I remember reading (or

A bit of research leads me to believe that most if not all were made from a kit of Strombecker Steam Locomotives dating to the 1920s or 30s

- but I might be inclined just to wrap a string or ribbon around the handle and hang it on the wall

but is really great just as an object

Pair of Vintage Swiss Wooden Cutout Animals in the Manner of Antonio Vitali wooden souvenir which I think just addsThese wooden animals dogs, I'd think? feel so familiar, but I haven't been able to figure out their maker. Certainly they bear a very strong resemblance to the animals of Swiss toy designer and maker Antonio Vitali (who also designed many toys produced by Creative Playthings), and there is a Made in Switzerland sticker on the underside. At any rate, I think they make a pretty great modernist pair to sit on a shelf somewhere and also indestructible