SOLD Super Rare c. 1860s S.L Hills Double Sided "City Hall" Building Blocks carving by rita First two images were shot

First two images were shot in slightly different lighting conditions

Letters about 3/4” tall

though with the face in better condition) was German made by the company Oculus

I've had a number of British earlyish 19th century penmanship practice notebooks in the shop but this is the first American one

who I believe also did these

SOLD Super Rare c. 1860s S.L Hills Double Sided "City Hall" Building Blocks carving by rita First two images were shotThe best known (and highly coveted) blocks by S. L. Hill (NYC) are alphabet blocks from the 2nd half of the 19th century, some flat and double sided; others cubes, and the most striking of them incorporating the same rich red as these. Founded in the 1850s, Hill was the first American manufacturer to produce blocks in mass quantity, and in the 1860s expanded to include building blocks among its offerings, which I believe is the decade when these were