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A curved twisted wire and (pig) bristle bottle brush, nominally for the cleaning of baby bottles, and certainly good for this, but also usable for the cleaning of any narrow necked vessel. From the workshops of the Redecker company, who since their founding by Friedrich Redecker in the 1930 have spe..

Natural ox-horn dessert, breakfast, or child's spoons hand cut, formed, and polished in Carnforth, at the last remaining horn-works in Britain. The colours range from white, to translucent amber, through all the shades to black in natural tortoise-shell variations. Horn will not tarnish or taint..

A simple turned beech bowl about 14cm in diameter, left untreated. Traditionally a muesli bowl, but also makes a great bowl for babies and children, and for camping. We like to use them for serving snacks or a single filled bagel too. Best washed, rinsed, and dried immediately after use, and occasio..

An incredibly gentle cleansing shampoo bar made in Heidelberg, Germany. To use, emulsify the soap between wet hands then massage into wet hair, concentrating on the scalp area, and rinse thoroughly. Enriched with nourishing and soothing  camomile, calendula, and sea buckthorn — all ideal for ch..

A very soft natural hairbrush of oiled pear-wood, with short fine bristles of white goat hair. For smoothing downy hair and gently massaging the scalp. From the workshops of the Redecker company, who since their founding by Friedrich Redecker in the 1930s have specialised in the production of unusua..

A softer brush made with light natural pig bristle mounted to a waxed beech stock. Gentler than the adult brushes, so as not to tug and break young fine hair, hopefully meaning less tears too. From the workshops of the Redecker company, who since their founding in the 1930s have specialised in the p..

An oiled beechwood hairbrush set with a flexible natural rubber pad, mounted with round-tipped hornbeam pins. Ideal for teasing out longer curly or wavy hair prone to frizz and tangle, and also great for a de-stressing head massage at the end of the day. From the workshops of the Redecker company, w..

A set of 6 chunky colouring pencils from Koh-I-Noor, with comfortable natural wooden triangular profiles for an ergonomic grip. During the Napoleonic wars a continental shortage of high quality Cumbrian graphite pushed Joseph Hardtmuth (founder of Koh-I-Noor) to develop a pencil lead made from powde..

A box of 12 children's oil pastels from Sakura of Japan. Made from a mixture of pigment, oil, and wax. First created in 1925, these were initially available in summer and winter versions as the softness of the pastels was then very sensitive to temperature variation; until in 1928 a formula was perf..

Made by Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth, this is a box containing 6 unique multicoloured 'magic' leads for the Koh I Noor Mechanical Clutch Pencil — which produce a multi-coloured line as you draw. During the Napoleonic wars a continental shortage of high quality Cumbrian graphite pushed Joseph Hardtmuth (who ..

A choice of natural latex rubber erasers from České Budějovice, in the Czech Republic. The uniquely patterned ’Magic’ erasers are slightly the hardest, made of soft vulcanised natural rubber with a slight pumice content for mildly abrasive effect; the white erasers are a little smoother, with a lowe..

Unchanged in recipe, design, or packaging since its launch in 1927, Coccoina contains in its aluminium tin a separate compartment holding a small brush applicator. It is made from a mixture of dextrine (potato starch) and almond oil,  and especially suited for use by children — it has been used..

A balloon powered rocket car, handmade from local timber and birch ply off cuts at the Hohenfried Werkstätten in the German Alps. Hohenfried Heimat is an open community of learning disabled adults and children, providing sheltered accommodation, schools, and employment in organic agriculture, c..

This Indian ‘whistling sparrow’ tin toy is a remake of the original 1930s Whistling Sparrow. A squeeze of the sprung lever (or ‘tail’) using thumb and forefinger sends air into its bellows. The sparrow then flaps its wings and tweets its whistling chirp. As the wing edges can be sharp, this toy isn’..

This Indian ‘whistling sparrow’ tin toy is a remake of the original 1930s Whistling Sparrow. A squeeze of the sprung lever (or ‘tail’) using thumb and forefinger sends air into its bellows. The sparrow then flaps its wings and tweets its whistling chirp. As the wing edges can be sharp, this toy isn’..

This Indian ‘whistling sparrow’ tin toy is a remake of the original 1930s Whistling Sparrow. A squeeze of the sprung lever (or ‘tail’) using thumb and forefinger sends air into its bellows. The sparrow then flaps its wings and tweets its whistling chirp. As the wing edges can be sharp, this toy isn’..

A set of twelve beautifully crafted musical balls — two each of red, green, yellow, orange, blue, and purple — in a cotton bag. Simple and beautiful rattles, each colour produces a specific and distinct sound when shaken, matching colours to sounds in a synesthetic game of pairing. A timeless heirlo..

The Dreilochring — a hollow doughnut-shaped rattle or baby toy, with a hollow interior contains a small wooden ball. Hohenfried's rattles or greifling (clutching) toys are handmade to the renowned carpenter, pedagogue, and educational theorist Hugo Kükelhaus’s original 1930s ‘allbedeut’ designs at t..

The Griefling rattle — a rattle or baby toy in the shape of a ring with a central bar holding three loose disks, with a hollow interior contains a small wooden ball. Hohenfried's rattles or greifling (clutching) toys are handmade to the renowned carpenter, pedagogue, and educational theorist Hugo Kü..

The Kugelball — a hollow six holed sphere, with a small wooden ball inside. Hohenfried's rattles or greifling (clutching) toys are handmade to the renowned carpenter, pedagogue, and educational theorist Hugo Kükelhaus’s original 1930s ‘allbedeut’ designs at the Hoherfried community workshops in the ..

The Kugelrassel — a grooved, handled sphere, with little balls inside, which make a sweet, gentle sound when shaken. Hohenfried's rattles or greifling (clutching) toys are handmade to the renowned carpenter, pedagogue, and educational theorist Hugo Kükelhaus’s original 1930s ‘allbedeut’ designs at t..

The Kugelscheibe — a UFO-shaped disk with a rolling ball in the centre. Hohenfried's rattles or greifling (clutching) toys are handmade to the renowned carpenter, pedagogue, and educational theorist Hugo Kükelhaus’s original 1930s ‘allbedeut’ designs at the Hoherfried community workshops in the Germ..

The Laufring Aussen rattle — an outer grooved run-ring, with balls which race around the circumference. Hohenfried's rattles or greifling (clutching) toys are handmade to the renowned carpenter, pedagogue, and educational theorist Hugo Kükelhaus’s original 1930s ‘allbedeut’ designs at the Hoherfried..

The Laufring Innen —  an inner grooved run-ring, with little balls which run around this groove. Hohenfried's rattles or greifling (clutching) toys are handmade to the renowned carpenter, pedagogue, and educational theorist Hugo Kükelhaus’s original 1930s ‘allbedeut’ designs at the Hoherfried c..

The classic Hohenfried Urfisch — a  fish-shaped rattle with slender tail for grasping, and a small ball inside which gives a gentle rattling sound when shaken. Hohenfried's rattles or greifling (clutching) toys are handmade to the renowned carpenter, pedagogue, and educational theorist Hugo Kük..

A rubber band powered paddle boat, handmade from local timber at the Hohenfried Werkstätten in the German Alps. Hohenfried Heimat is an open community of learning disabled adults and children, providing sheltered accommodation, schools, and employment in organic agriculture, craft workshops, gourmet..

A simple wooden push car, handmade from local timber and non toxic child-safe dyes at the Hohenfried Werkstätten in the German Alps. Hohenfried Heimat is an open community of nearly two hundred learning disabled adults and children, providing sheltered accommodation, schools, and employment in organ..

Klangturm translates as Tower of Sound, hence the name of this many coloured musical tower from Hohenfried Werkstätten. Easily mistaken for a naive rainbow sculpture or else some kind of creative storage solution, this is rather a kind of musical toy. Marbles are dropped onto the highest level and p..

A set of 5 beech wood toy vehicles, made by Sina Spielzeug, to stretch those budding imaginations. The set consists of a Limousine, a Pick-up, a Motorcycle, a Combi and a Bus. The vehicles are compatible with all common wooden rail systems. Turned, machined, lacquered, and finished in the town of Ne..

A toy of simple Bauhaus inspired geometric shapes and primary colours created in 2011 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of SINA Speilzeug and the result of a collaboration between cabinet maker and designer Fred Voß (of Pyrom fame), bauhaus-archiv gmbh, and SINA themselves. Turned, m..

A set of six beautifully made wooden toy balls, simple yet colourful, and pleasing to play with and to hold. Coloured Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Indigo and Violet with non-toxic paints. Designed with Fröbel in mind and made for Sina Spielzeug in Germany in the town of Neuhausen, Saxony near the Cze..

Hand-made in France from beech and metal, this blackbird call can, with practice and attentive listening, be used to imitate the trills and modulations of their song. Play by sucking and blowing air through the call. Imbued perhaps with the spirit of Doolittle, M. François Morel, who spent an idylli..

Hand-made in France from beech wood and metal, with skill and practice the chaffinch call can be used to accurately replicate the high pitched twittering of one of our more common, and attractive, garden birds. Made by M. François Morel, who spent an idyllic childhood amongst the hills of the Rhône-..

Hand-made in France from boxwood, this cuckoo call is fairly easy to play, the skill being primarily one of rhythm and timing. Play by sucking and blowing air through the call. Imbued perhaps with the spirit of Doolittle, M. François Morel, who spent an idyllic childhood amongst the hills of the Rhô..

Hand-made of boxwood and brass the goldfinch call can be used to accurately replicate the high pitched twittering of one of our more common, and attractive, garden birds. Imbued perhaps with the spirit of Doolittle, M. François Morel, who spent an idyllic childhood amongst the hills of the Rhône-Alp..

Imbued perhaps with the spirit of Doctor Doolittle Monsieur François Morel has since a childhood amongst the verdant hills of the Rhône-Alpes region been making instruments so that he and others might communicate with the birds he saw there, creating 'toys' that he hopes might inspire in their users..

A simple hand call of metal and wood, which is turned producing friction noise, which with perfection of pressure, speed, and rhythm, imitates well the nightingale's song. Imbued perhaps with the spirit of Doolittle, M. François Morel, who spent an idyllic childhood amongst the hills of the Rhône-Al..

A small hand warbler similar to the nightingale call, producing sound from the friction of metal against wood, and which with variation 
in pressure and rhythm can well imitate the characteristic song of the European Robin. Imbued perhaps with the spirit of Doolittle, M. François Morel, who spent an..

Hand-made in France using beech wood, the swallow call can, with practice and attentive listening, be used to imitate the trills and modulations of their song. Best with quick light breaths, using the tongue as a stop, and to produce trills. Made by M. François Morel, who spent an idyllic childhood ..

Made from polished boxwood, the Tawny Owl is one of the easier calls to play, tapping a finger upon the top hole whilst quivering ones tongue to emulate the ululating hoots of perhaps the most familiar of all the owls. The Tawny Owl is the only Owl present on every continent on the planet. Made by M..

Der Kleine Schwede, or 'little Sweden', whose vernacular houses these are made to resemble — a tiny dyed and stamped beech building set contained within a classic matchbox. First produced in 1908 in Samuel Friedrich Fischer’s wooden toy factory at Oberseiffenbach in the German Ore mountains, by the ..

An adorable, shaped wheat bag, with a lion (named Lejon) design embroidered onto one side, and a navy pattern on the back. Lavender is included in the wheat mixture, providing a comforting aroma when warmed. Lejon is the perfect friend for little ones (or adults!) to snuggle up with and get a g..

A soft, chunky-knit, 100% cotton baby blanket in a natural, un-dyed ivory colour. Perfect for cozying up and swaddling a newborn. Designed by Yumiko Sekine, founder of Fog Linen Works. Sekine started her first business in 1993 importing goods from around the world to Japan — finding a shortage of af..

A super-soft and cosy scarf, made from 100% Merino Lambswool, with a beautiful herringbone weave in a delicate Dove Grey hue. McNutt of Donegal have been weaving in Donegal since 1953, when master weaver Bill McNutt established his eponymous weavery in a community hall. Now woven on powerlooms in a ..

A small (about 45mm diameter) turned beech screw-top box for the safe keeping of milk teeth (Milch Zähne), be that by parents for prosteritory or fairies prior to their carving and manufacture of minuscule piano keys. From the workshops of the Redecker company, who since their founding by Friedrich ..

A little paintbrush, designed especially  to be safer and easier for young hands to hold whilst developing motor skills, with a wooden grip of oiled beech-wood and light natural (pig) bristles. From the the Versmold workshops of the Redecker company, who since their founding by Friedrich R..

A set of six sidewalk chalks in white, yellow, orange, red, blue and green. Perfect for children and adults alike to draw on pavements, garden tiles, and other concrete surfaces. Drawings are easily washed away with water and rain, leaving a blank canvas for your next use. Made by Koh-I-Noor, founde..

A beautifully crafted pattern making kit comprised of three different European woods, namely maple, pear and walnut, the colours of which allow for an orthographically three-dimensional effect when laid correctly — more challenging, perhaps, than it first appears. A myriad of arrangements are possib..

An assortment of 76 building blocks of beechwood, made by Sina Spielzeug of Germany; mind fodder for budding imaginations. Designed with Fröbel's educational gifts in mind, the set consists of a number of spheres, cubes and cylinders, as well as their partial shapes, to which have been added disks, ..

An absorbing and endlessly creative toy consisting of 250 brightly coloured lacquered wooden balls, and a double sided board, machined on one side with in a square pattern, and on the other off-set in a manner akin to honeycomb, allowing for the construction of both two and three dimensional pattern..