C.H. Stoelting, Chicago, Wooden Manikin Test Puzzle red box The ball is beautifully crafted

The ball is beautifully crafted of a light and darker wood

carefully whittled

This hatted and bespectacled man reminds me rather of James Joyce--a smart

this one a vintage Modern Blueprint Co

a great documenter of Canadian folk and outsider art

C.H. Stoelting, Chicago, Wooden Manikin Test Puzzle red box The ball is beautifully craftedFounded in 1886, C. H Stoelting company was the principal American provider for the material culture of American psychology in the first half of the 20th century, and continues to operate today. This puzzle, which I believe dates to late 1940s or early 50s, appears unbranded in terms of what test it was affiliated with, though I believe Stoelting also produced materials for the Weschler IQ test (WISC.) The underside of the lid on this one is stamped