SOLD Early (c. 1890s) Richter Anchor Stone Tangram Puzzle with Beautiful Original Designs Booklet duchampoian this one I found it

this one I found it in an off the beaten path spot in Maine

but what a couple of beautifully rendered

2 1/4" x 1" in diameter

Valentine's Day is a ways off

SOLD Early (c. 1890s) Richter Anchor Stone Tangram Puzzle with Beautiful Original Designs Booklet duchampoian this one I found itRichter & Co, Germany, is famous for its many late 19th early 20th century sets of stone blocks, including very large sets made for constructing elaborate structures. This tangram "Anchor Puzzle" is the simplest among them, and my favorite in no small part for the booklet accompanying it, showing 176 different designs to be made with the blocks, and which I find just gorgeous. (I think they pages are lithographed, but they look almost like woodblock