New Puritan Lead teak mice and I'd just bet Frank

and I'd just bet Frank Baum had one

fall leaves or pinecones

but I personally don't mind at all seeing the wear and edges on something like this

sitting and standing on his own in all sorts of positions and with nice aging to the paint

New Puritan Lead teak mice and I'd just bet FrankSomething in the combination of text and material just spoke to me when I found these blocks of New Puritan Lead the other day in Maine, weighing in at about 8 pounds. It seems somehow rather poignant that "Puritan" and lead should be linked, perhaps as if to signify the heavy weight of the puritanical in many senses. And the font on the text seems perfectly right, declarative and unwavering. (A little bit Jenny Holzer esque too.) To my sensibilities,