Stanley Tools Stanlo L500 Modular Metal Construction Set, 1930s lacquer basket and the tail has come

and the tail has come unravelled

The shape is fantastic and the yellow

black glazed with the fish rendered in sgraffito

lidded pewter box features exceptionally fine engraved details (thousands and thousands of tiny pin pricks

strap long enough to wear cross-body

Stanley Tools Stanlo L500 Modular Metal Construction Set, 1930s lacquer basket and the tail has comeI'm not especially good at envisioning elaborate structures to build with legos and the like, but the fantastic colors and design of this c. 1930s Stanlo set made it way too cool to pass by. I've learned there were a number of different Stanlo sets produced, including at least one that featured a motor all preceding the Erector set. Apparently, they never quite caught on, and now are pretty rare to find after spending a little time building with this