Two 1880s Blair Family Letters and Envelopes with Scrawls and Little Drawings painted wood blocks Drawing itself shows small scattered

Drawing itself shows small scattered stains but is overall in very good condition

While later pieces were made using molds

with his pink cheeks hand-tinted

This fabulous birds in tree puzzle /balancing toy /display piece I think perfectly encapsulates the spirit and philosophy of the wonderful design company that was Creative Playthings

both aesthetically and empathetically

Two 1880s Blair Family Letters and Envelopes with Scrawls and Little Drawings painted wood blocks Drawing itself shows small scatteredMore things dug from piles, these two letters and envelopes chosen primarily for their aesthetic value I love the dense flurry of letters and flourishes on one of them, and most especially the envelope reading "I had a dag bay," a sort of pig latin I assume for a bad day. Then this great bust of a woman above it, and a little man with hat and horse on reverse. One of the letters is addressed to an Atkins Blair and dated 1888, and talks a lot about a