Very Scarce C. 1860s German Architectural Building Blocks with Hand-colored Plates folk art cat face better yet two boxers

better yet two boxers

leg raised and arms extended for balance but also a bit like flapping wings

"  A little research into Roshon photography of Lebabon PA leads me to Christian S Roshon

3" w x 2 5/8" t

Very Scarce C. 1860s German Architectural Building Blocks with Hand-colored Plates folk art cat face better yet two boxersOh how I love my blocks. And I get especially excited when I find an early and rare boxed set of wooden ones like this, complete with hand colored lithographs meant to inspire construction.(Probably there were once several more, but two remain, laid flat inside.) This is a German "Gothic Architecture" set, 1850 60, and quite a rare one; I found one closely related set in the archive of a Dutch toy dealer, but not an exact match. On the underside of