The Embossing Company Color Cubes - 25 Block Set, No. 12 hopi drawing so named in 1883 named

so named in 1883 named when the railroad bought its right-of-way from the Durkee family

5 3/4" long x 1 1/16" wide x 5/16" thick

with its rainbow colored beads

1940s or 50s I'd guess and pretty nicely done

The Embossing Company Color Cubes - 25 Block Set, No. 12 hopi drawing so named in 1883 namedI can never keep old sets of Color Cubes in the shop for long, so I scoop them up whenever I find them and part of the beauty of these is that the more one has, the more design possibilities there are! This is an early set, 1930s or I believe, with 25 cubes, made by The Embossing Company in Albany New York. There is little chipping, almost exclusively to the blue paint (documented in one photo) but very little paint loss around the edges and overall