Very Scarce US Embossing Co American Flag Blocks in Original Aptly Distressed Box (One Missing) extra long whimsy chain within a few years the

within a few years the firm opened a small chain of retail tea and coffee stores in NYC and operated a national mail order business

otherwise it is in great vintage condition

though I'd keep it there year round

twenty years or so later

Despite the more recent handwritten note on the reverse

Very Scarce US Embossing Co American Flag Blocks in Original Aptly Distressed Box (One Missing) extra long whimsy chain within a few years theI had to laugh when I found these US Embossing Co Flag Blocks in just about the most distressed condition box I've ever seen (and I've found Embossing Co. Color Cubes in some very distressed boxes!), with the blocks themselves strapped in held together via rubber bands; it all felt very metaphoric to me. There is one single block missing, but one can just make the stripes portion of the American flag a bit shorter! And all the letters in the alphabet