Set of 20 Beautiful 19th C. Milton Bradley Alphabet / Animal Blocks unique tramp art box I am not sure if

I am not sure if the slide-top box I found them in was made custom for them

simply being an early naive or "primitive" watercolor drawing

but the wheel turns smoothy and it seems ready to be put to use baking something delicious

which is a whole world unto itself

Every sort of bud looks lovely in it

Set of 20 Beautiful 19th C. Milton Bradley Alphabet / Animal Blocks unique tramp art box I am not sure ifI believe these blocks were from an early set made by Milton Bradley, late 19th century, which came in a wooden box labeled "Alphabet and Kindergarten Building Blocks." (Milton Bradley was an early producer of Kindergarten materials, including early Froebel Kindergarten blocks.) They are rare ones, and while this is not a complete alphabet, and there are dupes of D,Q, and W, I think they're super beautiful. Letters on one side, animals on the other,