The Third Gift. Scarce E Steiger, NYC Late 19th Century Froebel Kindergarten Blocks babcy face rich blacks and silvery white

rich blacks and silvery white sky

so together they will stay

and then this terrific budding tree at center with nest perched in the crook of one branch

with wear to the fabric of her face (showing another layer

house drawing itself is 3 1/8” x 3 3/16”

The Third Gift. Scarce E Steiger, NYC Late 19th Century Froebel Kindergarten Blocks babcy face rich blacks and silvery whiteIt 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