Mid-Century Paramount Design Blocks Set giant panda Best of all is the

Best of all is the design of original box

This one's in pretty good shape compared to most I've seen (the fact that these are usually quite battered speaks for itself

4 1/4" x 3 1/6"

takes its inspiration from the poem by Alexander Pope reproduced below

Mid-Century Paramount Design Blocks Set giant panda Best of all is theI'm a sucker for blocks and parquetry sets of all sorts, and this is the first of its kind that I've come across, so of course I scooped it up immediately. Great color palette on the wooden blocks, and a series of design cards inside the box, including guides for free form creations, from flower basket to candlestick to snapping turtle! 1950s or so I would guess, and through the box shows plenty of wear, the cards and the blocks are in great