Special Set of 30 Old Color Cubes with Unusual Orange-Red and Black Sides vintage figurine The lid fits perfectly and

The lid fits perfectly and sits flush and is easily removed

but opening it a couple of ribs higher--ta da

Drawing unmounted

with a great surface to the steel

19th c at the youngest but I think perhaps a good bit older than that

Special Set of 30 Old Color Cubes with Unusual Orange-Red and Black Sides vintage figurine The lid fits perfectly andThese I pulled from a larger, mixed lot of Color Cubes I found all thrown together in a bag; when I saw a glimpse of the orange red sides on some blocks in that bag, I ran straight to checkout without bothering to look much more closely. I am honestly not sure if these were made by the US Embossing Co or someone else it is rare to find this orange red, which is all the better in hand, and this black (in lieu of darker red and dark blue); either