Embossing Company Vintage Color Cubes Large Set, c 1930s antique marbles then covered with a pane

then covered with a pane of glass which both protects the design and renders it super functional

and the overall effect it creates of glimpsing into a private world

it would be quite a thing to pour from

rather like a vessel shaped rock

woman: 3" across x 1/2" tall (with flat footed bottom

Embossing Company Vintage Color Cubes Large Set, c 1930s antique marbles then covered with a paneI believe this is the largest set of Color Cubes the Embossing Company, Albany, NY made endless possibilities! These were made as teaching toys, intended to "teach designing, initiative, colors, concentration, symmetry, observation and patience, but have certainly become as popular among adults as children, and iconic design objects. Really fabulous to keep on the table for infinite hours of creative diversion. The complete set of 49 blocks are in