J.A Glaspell's A.H Andrews & Co. 1880s Cube Root Blocks Set erzgebirge house This is one of three

This is one of three 5" x 7" glass plate negatives in the shop capturing arrangements of roses in various settings

works great

infinite varieties--and this is a really beautiful

it's an old stair baluster into which little faces were carved on both sides of one end

7/16" thick

J.A Glaspell's A.H Andrews & Co. 1880s Cube Root Blocks Set erzgebirge house This is one of threeI'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