Slightly Mixed Set of c. 1870s Hill's Alphabet and Animal Blocks (15) for the mancave It measures 9 1/2" long

It measures 9 1/2" long x 2" tall x 3/4" wide handle and is in great vintage condition

Can't argue with a thing about it--pretty perfect

and someone more knowledgable that I has dated it to the late 18th century or so

and I think has quite a lovely shape to it

from what I understand these sorts of lined sewing baskets were made for the tourist market during the late Victorian era

Slightly Mixed Set of c. 1870s Hill's Alphabet and Animal Blocks (15) for the mancave It measures 9 1/2" longI can never resist a beautiful old alphabet block, or 15 of them, these perhaps the most iconic of them all, made by the S. L. Hill Company, 2nd half 19th century. Seems this is a mixed set, with three showing a bit lighter red (I think these are the earliest ones), and I believe a complete large set would have contained 20 blocks in a slide top box (though I've also seen sets of 12). Two sides show red with black letters, two sides white with black