Curious Foot Shaped Old Metal Pin Cushion vintage lure The set included a platform

The set included a platform with a springboard lever which would launch the figures into acrobatic action

This tea bowl is signed on the bottom with a name and several marks (see photos) but I am unable to decipher it

signed Lisa Herb

which likely once had a lid

one of them  composed entirely of a blonde wood

Curious Foot Shaped Old Metal Pin Cushion vintage lure The set included a platformI've seen a lot of shoe and boot shaped old pin cushions, but I've never seen, and cannot find, another shaped like a bare foot! The bottom is stamped "Patent Approved," but perhaps the maker never followed through on producing more than a few! It's definitely a curious one, and I think a pretty fantastic object, though I'm honestly not sure what the metal is. Someone else must have tested a portion on the side, which shined up some, and I tested the