Rare Samuel Gabriel Sons & Co Marble Mosaic Set fast but also great from an

but also great from an object design standpoint--and perhaps to keep handy for announcing one's daily mood

which looks a bit like an illuminated Lite Brite board The seller knew that the piece was by a fairly well known sculptor/installation artist

though I rather like him just as he is

And what a marvelous bird it is

Rare Samuel Gabriel Sons & Co Marble Mosaic Set fast but also great from anThough not designed by Froebel, this marble mosaic set feels very Froebel ian, designed to encourage design learning and creative play. I've found a few other antique "Mosaik" or "Mosaic" sets with clay marbles, including sets made by Richter (Meteor) and, later, Milton Bradley, but no other made by Samuel Gabriel Sons & Co., NYC, which Harvard cites as having been founded in 1907, selling paper novelties and publishing children's books, until being