Lovely Set of 19th C. Walnut Building Blocks, Compact and Complete handwoven with red over cream over

with red over cream over gray chippy paint on the front and top

clearly carved of the same wood as the rest of of him

and with a little research I confirmed it is early Zanesville

if I were better at identifying

There is a piece of brass hardware on one side that could have been a later addition to prevent the cheat

Lovely Set of 19th C. Walnut Building Blocks, Compact and Complete handwoven with red over cream overMy belief in the importance of creative play just grows and grows young and old, we need it, and benefit from it, and playing around with blocks sets like this brings me at least a lot of pleasure and satisfaction! This complete antique set of "The Walnut Blocks" is a great set for building with, with the heavy, perfectly square edged blocks allowing for constructing very tall towers! A nice compact set too, fitting into their box, three layers deep,