Lovely Set of 19th C. Walnut Building Blocks, Compact and Complete handwoven and with a little research

and with a little research I confirmed it is early Zanesville

some wear to the wood and paint around the edges and sides

there are many things in this latest group of finds I'd be happy to keep for myself

but it will hold in position

I thought this one really should find a home in the midwest

Lovely Set of 19th C. Walnut Building Blocks, Compact and Complete handwoven and with a little researchMy belief in the importance of creative play just grows and grows young and old, we need it, and benefit from it, and playing around with blocks sets like this brings me at least a lot of pleasure and satisfaction! This complete antique set of "The Walnut Blocks" is a great set for building with, with the heavy, perfectly square edged blocks allowing for constructing very tall towers! A nice compact set too, fitting into their box, three layers deep,