Group of American and German building block sets, late 19th to early 20th century, comprising two Richter’s Comet Blocks stone building sets by F. Ad. Richter & Co., New York, one with iron construction pieces and marked “U.S. Patent Jan. 23rd 1912”; Diamond Stone Blocks, the label with a view of Rudolstadt; Union Building Blocks No. 4A supplement box, Germany; Liberty Stone Blocks No. 1 by the Phoenix Toy Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Bilt-E-Z “The Boy Builder” by the Scott Manufacturing Company, Chicago; and an R. Bliss Manufacturing Co. No. 249 Improved Architectural Building Blocks set of natural wood blocks with turned columns, label dated 1874. Together with a “Happy-Time” picture cube puzzle with lithographed scenes of children, in its original box. Each in its original box with paper label. All together with a small group of correlated instructional pamphlets and guides, one framed.
Largest: H 2-1/2 in.10-5/8 in. x 8-5/8 in. 

Imperfections and some foxing commensurate with age and use.