Very Scarce J.L Hammett Boston Froebel Kindergarten Gift 7: Parquetry Tiles mans face and very charmingly painted

and very charmingly painted

Plus a perfect one to line with a plastic bag and use for picking berries or foraging mushrooms

I’d guess it once topped a post on a piece of furniture

with a bit of nice bleed to the black ink

Excellent structural condition

Very Scarce J.L Hammett Boston Froebel Kindergarten Gift 7: Parquetry Tiles mans face and very charmingly paintedYou know I love all things Froebel kindergarten, and this is a very scarce, c. late 19th century Froebel kingergarten "Gift 7", produced by J. L Hammett, Boston. The J. L Hammett company was formed in 1863 by John Hammett, a school teacher himself, who is credited with inventing the chalkboard eraser. In 1890, Hammett sold the company to a group of Massachusetts investors, and in 1891 partnered with Milton Bradley of Springfield to produce the first