Rare, Unusual Early Rubber Alphabet Blocks antique paper sampler walls perhaps painted a deep

walls perhaps painted a deep burgundy and hung with dozens of antique dog portraits in gilded frames

only to be made better filled with a few violets

And with a pretty fabulous drawing of a horse on reverse

with tiny old folds to the top left and bottom right corners and a bit of pinkish staining

and the box too has lost one top edge and features a hairline split along one side of the lid

Rare, Unusual Early Rubber Alphabet Blocks antique paper sampler walls perhaps painted a deepI 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