It has been a while since I found a nice early set of all original Froebel kindergarten blocks, so I was especially glad to find these at a shop in Adamstown, PA. The Third Gift, a set of eight wooden cube blocks, distributed by E. Steiger & Co, 25 Park Place, NYC, late 19th century.
Steiger & Co. was named for founder Ernst Steiger (October 4, 1832 – August 2, 1917), a prominent German-American bookseller, publisher, and bibliographer, whose business thrived on importing German books and periodicals while exporting American ones--so no great surprise that these should end up in a heavily Pennsylvania German area. Steiger produced educational materials, including kindergarten materials, at 25 Park Place between 1879 and 1910, when the firm moved to 49 Murray Street. These clearly date to that period.
Box 2 11/16" x 2 11/16" x 2 1/2" t. Blocks 1" cubes. Box and blocks in very good condition. General wear, toning and small losses to paper label as evident, which remains very well adhered.
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