Antique Crandall's District School Set (Without Bases, But Fabulous) metal case this is unsigned and I

this is unsigned and I don’t know who painted it

And on the label of the bottle

illustrator

it came from a sketchbook of her drawings from that time--when she was teaching at the Harlem Art Center and working at the New York branch of the WPA graphics division

studied at the Art Students League in NYC under Thomas Hart Benton among others

Antique Crandall's District School Set (Without Bases, But Fabulous) metal case this is unsigned and II first saw a set of these a year of so ago at New Hampshire Antiques Week and have had an eye out ever since. The set, titled "District School" was created by Charles M. Crandall, a 19th century toy maker and inventor who worked in Pennsylvania and New York. Originally housed in a wooden box with paper label, the complete set included slatted bases that functioned as stands for the figures, both standing and seated. Those are missing from this one,