Carved Arts and Crafts Large Wooden Scrapbook wooden penguin which highlighted the best of

which highlighted the best of American Machine Age design and craftsmanship in aluminum

is beautifully executed in a variety of shades and textures of cream

With it's great design and substantial weight (this is just a terrific object to hold in your hand)

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Carved Arts and Crafts Large Wooden Scrapbook wooden penguin which highlighted the best ofWhoever created this large wooden scrapbook long ago must have had pretty grand expectations for the arts and crafts projects it would contain, as they put an awfully lot of work into the carving of the cover, and did a very beautiful job, I think! Perhaps they made it to bind the work of a class, or a group of summer campers, or maybe just their own masterpieces. I found it empty, but would certainly love to see it put to use, though I might myself