Very Scarce US Embossing Co American Flag Blocks in Original Aptly Distressed Box (One Missing) antique doll chaie both as tokens of Taoism

both as tokens of Taoism (shooing away evils) and with the practical function of brushing away the flies

There is some text written on the inside of the lid

and also indestructible

1870s-80s and still in beautiful shape

Very Scarce US Embossing Co American Flag Blocks in Original Aptly Distressed Box (One Missing) antique doll chaie both as tokens of TaoismI had to laugh when I found these US Embossing Co Flag Blocks in just about the most distressed condition box I've ever seen (and I've found Embossing Co. Color Cubes in some very distressed boxes!), with the blocks themselves strapped in held together via rubber bands; it all felt very metaphoric to me. There is one single block missing, but one can just make the stripes portion of the American flag a bit shorter! And all the letters in the alphabet