Embossing Company Vintage Color Cubes Large Set, c 1930s wooden chopsticks with a tightly fitting lid

with a tightly fitting lid that takes a bit of pressure to open

perhaps the result of past use

I am pretty sure both the bottle (a colorless blown glass apothecary bottle

but I find this battered vintage X-ACTO knife box

Embossing Company Vintage Color Cubes Large Set, c 1930s wooden chopsticks with a tightly fitting lidI believe this is the largest set of Color Cubes the Embossing Company, Albany, NY made endless possibilities! These were made as teaching toys, intended to "teach designing, initiative, colors, concentration, symmetry, observation and patience, but have certainly become as popular among adults as children, and iconic design objects. Really fabulous to keep on the table for infinite hours of creative diversion. The complete set of 49 blocks are in