Old Handmade Wooden Parquetry Blocks with Great Color pennywort who in addition to pursuing

who in addition to pursuing his own art worked for Harpers magazine in New York

I believe it is quite an old one

It features a bail handle with wooden grip (which stands up on its own) and a double band around the top of the box

and they'd be fine to put in the oven first to heat up

Old Handmade Wooden Parquetry Blocks with Great Color pennywort who in addition to pursuingThese old blocks have seen a good amount of play, including someone having glued some of them together at some point! I just find the aged colors super satisfying, and kind of like how the mix of some glued and some individual blocks informs the patterns one might make. Great for kids but also nice just sitting around or glue them all together to make a sculpture! Individual blocks measure 2" long per side and 5 8" thick. A little paint loss on a few,