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

Blocks are in good shape overall

just 2 1/4 inches tall

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

but at least one that appears to be pewter (the boar is especially heavy)

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