Set of 20 Beautiful 19th C. Milton Bradley Alphabet / Animal Blocks tramp art large box with a little wear and

with a little wear and aging to the paint

I'm not sure where it came from

but its not so large as to be overwhelming

I know for sure that it was very skillfully made

I imagine used by technicians working for the telephone company

Set of 20 Beautiful 19th C. Milton Bradley Alphabet / Animal Blocks tramp art large box with a little wear andI believe these blocks were from an early set made by Milton Bradley, late 19th century, which came in a wooden box labeled "Alphabet and Kindergarten Building Blocks." (Milton Bradley was an early producer of Kindergarten materials, including early Froebel Kindergarten blocks.) They are rare ones, and while this is not a complete alphabet, and there are dupes of D,Q, and W, I think they're super beautiful. Letters on one side, animals on the other,