Colorful Old Oil Cloth Rattle Blocks (Complete Alphabet Plus Animals) tiny hedgehog but would guess it dates

but would guess it dates to the 1940s or so--I have found one advertisement for an Acme radiator shield which very closely resembles this one

) star and heart (with crown atop I believe) on one side

The way the long fingers of her left hand spread protectively over her dog's shoulder

I would guess while they were spinning around on a lathe

Colorful Old Oil Cloth Rattle Blocks (Complete Alphabet Plus Animals) tiny hedgehog but would guess it datesThese are really lovely, reminding me of old hand pieced oil cloth toy balls, which I love, but better for being cubes with a different color on each side and together composing a complete alphabet, with some animals to boot. What I especially like is the creative challenge of putting them to use spelling out words, with the choice of each letter limiting the rest of one's options, such that it becomes a real problem solving exercise. Good for the