Embossing Company Color Cubes, 36 Cube Set, c. 1930s zanesville bowl Below the top eye holes

Below the top eye holes are a second pair of cutouts backed by hide pockets

and then they collapse flat to store when not needed

though I could not find a reference to the Jan Ford cottages noted at upper right

today most of its thousand or so members live in Elton

including for a big bowl of ice cream with cake on the side

Embossing Company Color Cubes, 36 Cube Set, c. 1930s zanesville bowl Below the top eye holesI can never keep old sets of Color Cubes in stock for long, so I scoop them up whenever I find them. And no wonder, they are really one of the best things ever made! As is typically the case, the box on these, I believe dating to the 1930s, is very worn; no real matter as one should just lay the blocks on the coffee table and never put them away! The blocks are in good shape and nicely aged; I really love how wear on these old sets gives them a nice