Set of Three Antique Milton Bradley Froebel Kindergarten Boxes (Boxes Only)) for the entry ) His baggage is long

) His baggage is long since gone

Just a charming little vintage trinket box made of paper mache in the shape of a turtle and lacquered in gold and black

NY for a history of costume class in 1938

Manufactured by Swift Instuments

It feels part trompe l'oeil

Set of Three Antique Milton Bradley Froebel Kindergarten Boxes (Boxes Only)) for the entry ) His baggage is longYou know I love all things early kindergarten, and early Milton Bradley, too. Late 19th century, two of these boxes once held blocks that comprised Froebel's "Gift 6" (thirty six wood blocks of three sizes), while the long box contained Gift #1, a set of six knitted balls, each is a single solid color. Though empty now, they remain beautiful and iconic feeling boxes with the paper labels still well attached, and they still feel all about possibility