A wooden weight can make a row of toy birds flap

Three painted wooden birds linked by strings to a round wooden weight beneath their base

A wooden weight can make a row of toy birds flap

Some traditional Russian wooden toys linked moving figures to strings and a weight hanging under the base. Swinging the weight pulled the strings, making the figures move one after another.

One wooden ball swings below; the birds take turns above.

Source · Victoria and Albert Museum ↗

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A wooden weight can make a row of toy birds flap