Folky Homemade Bookshelf with Carved Squirrels clever drawings giving "my girl" a certain

giving "my girl" a certain elusiveness

which I think may be British

They measure 3 1/2" in diameter and 1 1/8" tall and are in very good vintage condition

made of pine and worn in all the right spots

10" wide x 10" deep x 8 7/8" tall

Folky Homemade Bookshelf with Carved Squirrels clever drawings giving "my girl" a certainI found this one at Brimfield in the booth of a delightful seller who always has charming things; it was filled end to end with a bunch of old children's books, but happily she was willing to relocate those into a big pile and let me steal the shelf away, as I'm pretty smitten with these squirrels! Made with lots of love I'd bet by a parent or grandparent as a gift for a young child in the 1940s or 50s, with mellow gold paint on the exterior of the