Excellent 1982 Colorful Wooden Puzzle Bus, LS Ruth, Guilford, CT old carved mold and 2 5/8" across at

and 2 5/8" across at foot

and the creativity of the artist

and the precision of detail on the lace makes it seem impossible that it be a painted portrait that was documented

it's really a great and substantial object

Excellent 1982 Colorful Wooden Puzzle Bus, LS Ruth, Guilford, CT old carved mold and 2 5/8" across atGood design shows up in all sorts of places and satisfying objects come in all shapes and sizes! I love this wooden bus, which is also a puzzle, and also a lesson in the color spectrum. Definitely has an Antonio Vitali sort of feel about it, but it was made by L. S. Ruth, Guilford, CT, 1982. I've found just two other examples of toys by that maker out there, both early 1980s, but no other bus, and while it feels like it should be a classic, for all I