Nordloh Toy Co. c. 1945 "Jefferson Tiles" Ceramic Design Blocks first edition book This one belonged James Gifford

This one belonged James Gifford and dates to 1804

Signed on the bottom

7 5/8" x 9 1/4"

with a nice weight that makes both tossing them and extracting pieces very satisfying

Nordloh Toy Co. c. 1945 "Jefferson Tiles" Ceramic Design Blocks first edition book This one belonged James GiffordI've had a couple of sets of Richter's stone ceramic blocks, but I'd never seen a set of these Jeffereson Tiles, which seem to be much rarer, and I like them even better. It doesn't appear that this set was much if at all used, and while it's possible there are a few of the smallest sized (triangular) blocks missing, it is very very close to complete, including the original design booklet, with tons of diagrams for what one might create, as well as a