Antique S.L Hill Village School/ Union College Double-Sided Blocks small Native American pot Die Idee was first published

Die Idee was first published in a tiny limited edition in France in 1920

Dominoes measure 1 5/8" long x 11/16" wide x 5/8" thick

with the most notable  chips on one side of one handle

which just miss the tails of the birds when placed

11 1/4" x 9 1/4" framed

Antique S.L Hill Village School/ Union College Double-Sided Blocks small Native American pot Die Idee was first publishedI found these along with the c. 1860s S. L Hill "City Hall" blocks I just listed, but clearly they were from a separate set, so I divided them out. These I believe may be just a bit later, but if so not much. Again this marvelous combination of rich red and gold, and again, these seem to be super rare; I can find no others out there. I'm sure there were once more blocks in this set, but there is plenty one can construct with the ones that are here,