Toy on wheels, 'mouse in a house'; formed of a yellow, softwood base with an upturned half-coconut shell on it for the house. The mouse is made from carved wood mouse, stained grey, with glass eyes and comes out of a hole in the front of the coconut when the wheels are turned round. The wheels are of red softwood and has axles and a connector shaft of white metal wire. This is called a 'waldorf' toy.
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