Antique Architectural Wooden Blocks Set in Handmade Hinged Box native American chief When I first spotted this

When I first spotted this wonderful little carved wooden boot I guessed it was a snuff box

3 1/16" t x 1/2" wide with arms and legs down

A bit of bumping to corners

Finding these old shop class project drawings brought back all those memories

Antique Architectural Wooden Blocks Set in Handmade Hinged Box native American chief When I first spotted thisThese, because I can never resist a nice old set of wooden blocks, and because I feel like one can never have too many nice old sets of wooden building blocks at one's disposal! Later 19th c. I believe, and large enough to occupy me at least for quite a while! The blocks fit together in two layers in their custom handmade box, perhaps missing one small block but no more than that. I'm really not sure why children should need much more to occupy them