Richter Stone Union Building Blocks Complete Set No. 6 in Original Box with Booklet cat bookend The largest is stamped Made

The largest is stamped Made in Germany on the interior bottom

Or perhaps a repair made along the way somewhere

and I believe dates to the first half of the 20th century

With a great patina to the wood and metal wrap around ferrule

with one small rough area on the top and a small mark at the center of the top which almost looks like it was once a small monogram

Richter Stone Union Building Blocks Complete Set No. 6 in Original Box with Booklet cat bookend The largest is stamped MadeI've long been admiring sets of stone blocks like this for years, but never have I come across a complete set, in excellent condition, in the original. box with slide top lid, and with the original design booklet showing examples of many structures one might build with them, and an extra booklet (from another set) to boot! This Union Building Blocks No. 6 set was produced by Richter & Cie Rudolstadt, Germany c. 1900 and weighs in at just over 7