#245

French Boxed Puzzle Set"Cubes Alphabetiques" with Children's Themes
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10" (25 cm.) x 11". A set of thirty 2" wooden blocks are covered on all six sides with small squares from engravings,which,when assembled,create six different scenes including Petit Chaperon Rouge (little Red Riding Hood) or letters of the alphabet. An amusing scene on the top of the storage box depicts a parade of children carrying or playing with this same set of blocks. Excellent condition and complete. The cover scene is illustrated by H. Roy,published by Roche Freres,Paris and has deposed model 15048. French,late-19th century.