Colorful Old Oil Cloth Rattle Blocks (Complete Alphabet Plus Animals) tiny hedgehog but I like him just

but I like him just standing around

and I would think British

L'Assiette au Beurre (literally The Butter Plate

but would guess it dates to the 1940s or so--I have found one advertisement for an Acme radiator shield which very closely resembles this one

surely he would be holding a book

Colorful Old Oil Cloth Rattle Blocks (Complete Alphabet Plus Animals) tiny hedgehog but I like him justThese are really lovely, reminding me of old hand pieced oil cloth toy balls, which I love, but better for being cubes with a different color on each side and together composing a complete alphabet, with some animals to boot. What I especially like is the creative challenge of putting them to use spelling out words, with the choice of each letter limiting the rest of one's options, such that it becomes a real problem solving exercise. Good for the