Gang of Eight Old German Erzgebirge Wooden Animals unusual antique school slate great from head to toe--from

great from head to toe--from those hand-painted black and white eyes almost on the very top of its head

one small knick in the wood near the front leg on one side

I especially love the treatment of the body of this kayaker #8: black for the helmet

The piece is by  Edwin Willard Deming (1860–1942)

3 1/2" across at handle

Gang of Eight Old German Erzgebirge Wooden Animals unusual antique school slate great from head to toe--fromI just can't resist these old German animals when I find them except when they are exorbitantly priced, as they sometimes are, as these have become pretty precious. This gang I would think merges a few from a Noah's Arc set (the camel at least!) with a few others from a farm set. Certainly the little white one with red collar is a dog, and the pink one a pig, and I think there's a black sheep too, but I'm not completely certain about the rest! Sold as