The Third Gift. Scarce E Steiger, NYC Late 19th Century Froebel Kindergarten Blocks hand-built about 3/4" in diameter

about 3/4" in diameter

and smudging to the graphite here and there

which unfold to reveal a velveteen interior designed to hold Singer sewing machine attachments

with several different architectural elements distinct to each color-- is just phenomenal

Later 19th/early 20th c

The Third Gift. Scarce E Steiger, NYC Late 19th Century Froebel Kindergarten Blocks hand-built about 3/4" in diameterIt has been a while since I found a nice early set of all original Froebel kindergarten blocks, so I was especially glad to find these at a shop in Adamstown, PA. The Third Gift, a set of eight wooden cube blocks, distributed by E. Steiger & Co, 25 Park Place, NYC, late 19th century. Steiger & Co. was named for founder Ernst Steiger (October 4, 1832 August 2, 1917), a prominent German American bookseller, publisher, and bibliographer, whose business