Very Scarce J.L Hammett Boston Froebel Kindergarten Gift 7: Parquetry Tiles mans face and very charmingly painted

and very charmingly painted

with a bit of nice bleed to the black ink

Plus a perfect one to line with a plastic bag and use for picking berries or foraging mushrooms

In addition to extensive commissioned sculpture for public and private spaces

including the  powerful queen

Very Scarce J.L Hammett Boston Froebel Kindergarten Gift 7: Parquetry Tiles mans face and very charmingly paintedYou know I love all things Froebel kindergarten, and this is a very scarce, c. late 19th century Froebel kingergarten "Gift 7", produced by J. L Hammett, Boston. The J. L Hammett company was formed in 1863 by John Hammett, a school teacher himself, who is credited with inventing the chalkboard eraser. In 1890, Hammett sold the company to a group of Massachusetts investors, and in 1891 partnered with Milton Bradley of Springfield to produce the first