Rare, Unusual Early Rubber Alphabet Blocks antique paper sampler come to dust

come to dust

as I think having them is pretty nice and makes one feel like a proper cook

only to be made better filled with a few violets

And with a pretty fabulous drawing of a horse on reverse

whose uniform places her in the 1910s or so

Rare, Unusual Early Rubber Alphabet Blocks antique paper sampler come to dustI think these are way cool, and great looking, and I have never seen, and can't find, another set like them. They're made of rubber, which is pretty firm but a little squishy too, with embossed letters and numbers on all sides. I love the bleed on the green especially, and the crusty surface of the rubber all over and they sit in a great old box holder made of wood from old crates, joined with fat nails and I'm sure made for them long ago. Definitely