{"product_id":"the-third-gift-scarce-e-steiger-nyc-late-19th-century-froebel-kindergarten-blocks","title":"The Third Gift. Scarce E Steiger, NYC Late 19th Century Froebel Kindergarten Blocks","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt 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 \u0026amp; Co, 25 Park Place, NYC, late 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteiger \u0026amp; Co. was named for founder \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eErnst 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 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1879 and 1910, when the firm moved to 49 Murray Street. These clearly date to that period. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBox 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48531650150654,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_8924_3fbe987f-3c2f-4eba-8f3f-542ae52446d6.jpg?v=1783037993","url":"https:\/\/www.criticaleyefinds.com\/products\/the-third-gift-scarce-e-steiger-nyc-late-19th-century-froebel-kindergarten-blocks","provider":"critical EYE Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}