The Little Joiner, Very Scarce Late 19th C. German Made Construction Set hail stones 8 1/2" long x 3"

8 1/2" long x 3" widest x 1 1/8" deep

which can be used both as a rake and an a cultivator

Some aging to the paint as evident

Plus this wonderful profusion of greenery and flowers at her feet--really quite a vision

rendered very lightly and facing us directly

The Little Joiner, Very Scarce Late 19th C. German Made Construction Set hail stones 8 1/2" long x 3"I can find no record of this existence of this toy construction set out there anywhere, which sold me on the lid of the box alone. And it would not surprise me if very few sets were produced, as it is not exactly user friendly I can't imagine young hands (or any hands!) having a lot of success building complex structures with these. But, it seems a significant predecessor to many others (tinker toys for an example) and also very aligned with Froebel's