The Third Gift. Scarce E Steiger, NYC Late 19th Century Froebel Kindergarten Blocks Chinese scene darkening to the paint etc

darkening to the paint etc all over as documented

with contributions as well from other Dunnings and friends

combined with the sense of vulnerability embedded in the act of exposing that leg

content to treat it as a great looking little modernist sculpture with a secret

nice to have two here

The Third Gift. Scarce E Steiger, NYC Late 19th Century Froebel Kindergarten Blocks Chinese scene darkening to the paint etcIt 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