No. A1: Early Milton Bradley Watercolor Tin with Excellent Graphics, Blotter Papers, and Well Used Colors, c. 1890 matchstick plaque called "La Belle Chocolatière

called "La Belle Chocolatière

and certainly it's blue paint facilitates make believe

I can almost hear this little carved wooden bird chirping away in its little wire cage

I photographed it with a small barrel shaped box inside the base to make it stand--all sorts of things could be used to do the same

Paint loss to sides as documented

No. A1: Early Milton Bradley Watercolor Tin with Excellent Graphics, Blotter Papers, and Well Used Colors, c. 1890 matchstick plaque called "La Belle ChocolatièreYum. As you may know, I have a special love for early Milton Bradley products, with Milton Bradley having been the largest American producer of Froebel kindergarten materials. And this beautiful gold lettered watercolor tin dates to that early and best era, c. 1890 I believe though I can't find another example of this No. A1 set out there. I would have purchased it empty for the wonderful box alone, but happily a very painterly interior with the