C. 1890s J.L. Hammett Boston Frobel Kindergarten Blocks, Gift No. 4 Japanese monkey kept meeting notes and contact

kept meeting notes and contact information for members while also occasionally slipping in one of these

sword raised or at rest

and a hinged lid

The label on the lid of the box has been scraped away and Table Croquet printed in red marker on the box's back side

and then (I think) feet of sorts carved at bottom

C. 1890s J.L. Hammett Boston Frobel Kindergarten Blocks, Gift No. 4 Japanese monkey kept meeting notes and contactI've had a couple of sets of very early Milton Bradley Froebel kindergarten blocks in the shop, but this is the first set I've found with a J. L Hammett Boston label, which makes them even rarer. The J. L Hammett company was formed in 1863 by John Hammett, credited with inventing the chalkboard eraser, as well as "slating paint" that extended the life of classroom slates. In 1890, Hammett sold the company to a group of Massachusetts investors, and in