J.A Glaspell's A.H Andrews & Co. 1880s Cube Root Blocks Set unusual stool with a few stains/toning vision

with a few stains/toning vision on the white of the striped fabric

but of note is the fact that the mouth does open and close

The watercolored rounds representing progressively diminished color intensities are paper cutouts

Blocks are in good shape overall

The glass has a nice weight to it

J.A Glaspell's A.H Andrews & Co. 1880s Cube Root Blocks Set unusual stool with a few stains/toning visionI've only found one other set out there like this, held in the collection of Brandeis University. A. H Andrews & Co, which made it, was founded in 1865, primarily as a furniture company making school and office furniture, but they also produced slates, erasers, maps and charts, drawing instruction books and related materials, including geometric solids and this set of blocks, which I found featured in an 1881 catalogue. The company went bankrupt in