Super (and Super Scarce) Black and Cream Modular House Blocks hand-painted text Box measures 2 11/16" t

Box measures 2 11/16" t x 1 7/8" in diameter

This is not a hand-colored engraving

and whoever made him put quite an extraordinary effort into decorating most every inch of his knit body with thousands of tiny French knots

though the loom seems to be in great structural shape

with minor loss/smudging of paint in a few spots

Super (and Super Scarce) Black and Cream Modular House Blocks hand-painted text Box measures 2 11/16" tI purchased these at Brimfield from a dealer with whom I talked about old blocks for a good 20 minutes he, like me, had a lot of knowledge about early blocks, but neither of us knew the maker of these, and he'd spent a good bit of time trying to figure it out. (I've had one related set, but not exact.) Whatever the case, they are just the sort of blocks I'm forever searching for graphic, modernist, modular perfection with excellent paint and wear.