Set of 20 Beautiful 19th C. Milton Bradley Alphabet / Animal Blocks unique tramp art box I am not sure if

I am not sure if the slide-top box I found them in was made custom for them

Signed at lower left but difficult to read

Every sort of bud looks lovely in it

and with just a little craquelure in the sky and a bit of minor warping to the board

Her work has been widely exhibited and is most prominently featured in the WInkel Sculpture Court at SUNY Plattsburg

Set of 20 Beautiful 19th C. Milton Bradley Alphabet / Animal Blocks unique tramp art box I am not sure ifI believe these blocks were from an early set made by Milton Bradley, late 19th century, which came in a wooden box labeled "Alphabet and Kindergarten Building Blocks." (Milton Bradley was an early producer of Kindergarten materials, including early Froebel Kindergarten blocks.) They are rare ones, and while this is not a complete alphabet, and there are dupes of D,Q, and W, I think they're super beautiful. Letters on one side, animals on the other,