Folk Art Doggy Bookends! handmade wooden toy boat I believe these likely date

I believe these likely date to the first quarter of the 20th century

The seal is inscribed with two sets of numbers on his underside--the first set crossed out and a second set -- 35759--below them

as if he has a wedding ring in one of those pockets and is about to pop the question

but it's easy to use a couple of tacks or nails to fill in when one plays--the name of the game being to remove all pegs by jumping them one by one

you could wear this one as a necklace

Folk Art Doggy Bookends! handmade wooden toy boat I believe these likely dateThese feel to me like just the right bookends for framing the dozen or so books next on the reading list, or, of course, the dog related books should one have a library of them! Perfect in black and creamy white, with great, Snoopy like long ear on one and terrific shape the arching back on the other with point tail at the end. Mid 20th c. or so I'd guess and in very good condition, sturdy and sound.