Rare Samuel Gabriel Sons & Co Marble Mosaic Set fast Rub off letters/numbers were also

Rub off letters/numbers were also used for labeling

which I don't think detracts

but also great from an object design standpoint--and perhaps to keep handy for announcing one's daily mood

I believe specifically made as a stand for the circus elephant

6 3/4" x 4 1/4" x 1/2"

Rare Samuel Gabriel Sons & Co Marble Mosaic Set fast Rub off letters/numbers were alsoThough not designed by Froebel, this marble mosaic set feels very Froebel ian, designed to encourage design learning and creative play. I've found a few other antique "Mosaik" or "Mosaic" sets with clay marbles, including sets made by Richter (Meteor) and, later, Milton Bradley, but no other made by Samuel Gabriel Sons & Co., NYC, which Harvard cites as having been founded in 1907, selling paper novelties and publishing children's books, until being