Yum. As you may know, I have a special love for early Milton Bradley products, with Milton Bradley having been the largest American producer of Froebel kindergarten materials. And this beautiful gold lettered watercolor tin dates to that early and best era, c. 1890 I believe--though I can't find another example of this-- No. A1--set out there. I would have purchased it empty for the wonderful box alone, but happily a very painterly interior with the (clearly well used) original watercolors in it. And a pair of folded papers used for blotting, as early as the box itself I believe, themselves to my eye quite lovely found paintings of sorts.
Box 5 1/2" x 3". Paints well used as evident, but lots still there, and box in very good condition, closing tight. With initials EMS scratched a number of times into the underside of the box, which of course I like.
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