Milton Bradley Froebel Kindergarten Materials Catalog, 1896 vintage signed Japanese fan or in a minimalist kitchen--a

or in a minimalist kitchen--a perfect mix of classic and playful

The carved "egg and dart" border seems a knowing nod to the ancient Greeks as well

teeming with the vision of some father or grandfather carefully piecing it together for a much loved child

but I'd never come across another in person quite like it

mounted to a heavy metal base with a hammered pattern

Milton Bradley Froebel Kindergarten Materials Catalog, 1896 vintage signed Japanese fan or in a minimalist kitchen--aThis was really fun to find and, for someone like me obsessed with Froebel kindergarten, it reads like a wish list of one thing after another I am forever hoping to find, including all of the Froebel "Gifts": blocks and parquetry sets, ruled slates, sticks and rings for laying, papers for weaving and folding, perforated cards for yarn drawing, etc. Pages and pages detailing all of the different colors of varieties of paper available, and all of the