Colorful Old Oil Cloth Rattle Blocks (Complete Alphabet Plus Animals) tiny hedgehog behind glass in a period

behind glass in a period frame: 12 7/16 x 10 1/2

14 1/4" tall

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

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

L'Assiette au Beurre (literally The Butter Plate

Colorful Old Oil Cloth Rattle Blocks (Complete Alphabet Plus Animals) tiny hedgehog behind glass in a periodThese 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