Set of 20 Beautiful 19th C. Milton Bradley Alphabet / Animal Blocks unique tramp art box simply being an early naive

simply being an early naive or "primitive" watercolor drawing

which from what I understand were conceived as amulets of sorts to be sewn onto the back of children's kimono to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits

it reads bright and crisp

I am not sure if the slide-top box I found them in was made custom for them

Her work has been widely exhibited and is most prominently featured in the WInkel Sculpture Court at SUNY Plattsburg

Set of 20 Beautiful 19th C. Milton Bradley Alphabet / Animal Blocks unique tramp art box simply being an early naiveI believe these blocks were from an early set made by Milton Bradley, late 19th century, which came in a wooden box labeled "Alphabet and Kindergarten Building Blocks." (Milton Bradley was an early producer of Kindergarten materials, including early Froebel Kindergarten blocks.) They are rare ones, and while this is not a complete alphabet, and there are dupes of D,Q, and W, I think they're super beautiful. Letters on one side, animals on the other,