Ever Satisfying and Useful Nesting and Stacking Cubes, c. 1930s-40s, Set of Five folk painted panel but clean and bright

but clean and bright

The Ninety and Nine refers to the "Parable of the Lost Sheep" told by Jesus in the New Testamant (Matthew 18:10-14 and Luke 15:1-7)

snarling and sniveling

with almost no loss of lacquer

It's best sized for a small hand

Ever Satisfying and Useful Nesting and Stacking Cubes, c. 1930s-40s, Set of Five folk painted panel but clean and brightI am forever looking for these but it is a rare day that I turn up a good set and this is the first set I've ever had where the boxes are sized scaled to nest at graduated heights, so they make this terrific looking stepped rainbow pyramid when arranged one inside the next. I'd be inclined to set them that way and leave them alone, but they're great ones for stacking and using as pedestals for other things too, with plenty of wear but not much paint