Slightly Mixed Set of c. 1870s Hill's Alphabet and Animal Blocks (15) early american sampler but the great handwritten label

but the great handwritten label on the top is still fairly readable

I’d put a hook on the back and hang it on the wall

Plenty of wear to the paint on his face and paper arms adhered to his sides

Crayon was used fairly sparingly in these

and just right against the white of her veil and burgundy at her chest

Slightly Mixed Set of c. 1870s Hill's Alphabet and Animal Blocks (15) early american sampler but the great handwritten labelI can never resist a beautiful old alphabet block, or 15 of them, these perhaps the most iconic of them all, made by the S. L. Hill Company, 2nd half 19th century. Seems this is a mixed set, with three showing a bit lighter red (I think these are the earliest ones), and I believe a complete large set would have contained 20 blocks in a slide top box (though I've also seen sets of 12). Two sides show red with black letters, two sides white with black