Set of 20 Beautiful 19th C. Milton Bradley Alphabet / Animal Blocks tramp art large box drawn on raw-edged heavyweight white

drawn on raw-edged heavyweight white rag paper

with a little wear and aging to the paint

I love them just as sculptural wooden objects to set somewhere

I imagine used by technicians working for the telephone company

I know for sure that it was very skillfully made

Set of 20 Beautiful 19th C. Milton Bradley Alphabet / Animal Blocks tramp art large box drawn on raw-edged heavyweight whiteI believe these blocks were from an early set made by Milton Bradley, late 19th century, which came in a wooden box labeled "Alphabet and Kindergarten Building Blocks." (Milton Bradley was an early producer of Kindergarten materials, including early Froebel Kindergarten blocks.) They are rare ones, and while this is not a complete alphabet, and there are dupes of D,Q, and W, I think they're super beautiful. Letters on one side, animals on the other,