Very Scarce J.L Hammett Boston Froebel Kindergarten Gift 7: Parquetry Tiles horn If no longer for handkerchiefs

If no longer for handkerchiefs

when he could not find a cloth to wipe his slate

I find the colors

especially the soulful eyes

I especially love the curling arcs of the threes

Very Scarce J.L Hammett Boston Froebel Kindergarten Gift 7: Parquetry Tiles horn If no longer for handkerchiefsYou know I love all things Froebel kindergarten, and this is a very scarce, c. late 19th century Froebel kingergarten "Gift 7", produced by J. L Hammett, Boston. The J. L Hammett company was formed in 1863 by John Hammett, a school teacher himself, who is credited with inventing the chalkboard eraser. In 1890, Hammett sold the company to a group of Massachusetts investors, and in 1891 partnered with Milton Bradley of Springfield to produce the first