SOLD Wood Whimsy Pliers with Great Form antique German notebook The beautiful variegated turquoise/aqua colored

The beautiful variegated turquoise/aqua colored glaze makes it feel like a painting

The blocks are in great condition

bright red with white and green spots all over

where carved bits and are laid in side by side at the diagonal rather than stacked

5 inch diameter at the opening

SOLD Wood Whimsy Pliers with Great Form antique German notebook The beautiful variegated turquoise/aqua coloredOne sees whimsy pliers along these lines from time to time, and I once had a pair that was actually four pairs, with the handles folding out and then out again, yielding progressively smaller pliers. This one I really like for the lines of it, both in terms of the arching handles that close to form a loop, and for the linear incisions and angled cuts on the pliers end, creating a satisfying geometry. 6 9 16 x 2 1 8 w x 1 2. C. 1940s 50s or so I'd