Lovely, Early Old Set of Color Cubes in Wooden Box pipe dream smaller pedestal: 2 1/2" tall

smaller pedestal: 2 1/2" tall

and how the form of the bulge pretty much exactly echoes the form of the body

some text visible from the cigar box wood from which it was made

They are in good vintage condition

I'm forever on the hunt for anything glazed this rich matte green

Lovely, Early Old Set of Color Cubes in Wooden Box pipe dream smaller pedestal: 2 1/2" tallOne of the things I love about these old U. S. Embossing Co Color Cubes, is that each set has its own personality, based on when made and how much used over the years. While a small set at 16 blocks, I think this is my favorite set I've had, with the color on the old painted surfaces now feeling soft and almost ethereal, and also the solid blue ones appearing almost black. These are an early set, in a wooden bottomed box rather than a cardboard one