Beck's long-selling product, "Kugelbahn." This is a German-made educational toy, the Kugelbahn. When you put a ball into the small hole, it rolls down the slopes, right and left, and a beautiful sound resonates when it rolls down the steel-reinforced stairs. Retail price: 19,800 yen My child used to play with it when they were young. There are some minor scratches, but it's still in good condition. It's a toy that can be played with for a lifetime, passed down through generations. Please check the images for scratches, etc. - Material: Wood - Design: Stair-shaped slope - Function: Ball rolling - Color: Natural wood - Size: W45 x H28cm Thank you for looking. This is the "face" of the German company Beck (Beck GmbH), the popular wooden slope toy "Xylophone Ball Tower." The "Xylophone Ball Tower" was created by the founder, Christoph Beck, and has been a long-selling item since its release in 1958, with over 100,000 units sold. The secret to its popularity is, above all, the beautiful sound the falling balls make as they pass through the xylophone stairs, and the gentle movement of the balls as they descend the slopes from side to side. Changing the amount of balls dropped at once and the intervals at which they are dropped will change the sound and rhythm. Children are fascinated by this sound and movement and want to play with it repeatedly without getting bored. For babies around six months old who can't play with it themselves yet, show them the movement. They will listen to the beautiful sound of the xylophone, intently follow the movement of the rolling balls with their eyes, and it will help with the development of their eyesight, such as attention and visual tracking. Once they can play with it themselves, they will find the humorous movements fun and will play with it repeatedly on their own. Start with a small number of balls. You can expand the range of play by gradually increasing the number of balls. Although it is a simple toy, it is also recommended as an educational toy to develop children's "dexterity of their fingertips" and "hand-eye coordination." Also, many people choose it as a baby shower gift because it is a toy that children can enjoy for a long time. The included balls have one large ball. If you use that ball to block the hole in the slope as a stopper, you can have fun playing by stopping a lot of balls with this large ball and then dropping them all at once.