Wonderful Old Handmade Tin and Wood Marble Maze Harold Brown Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880–1942) was

Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880–1942) was a ceramicist and a major figure in the Arts and Crafts movement

and this I think is the most beautiful of the former that I've had in my possession

and some other minor scattered staining

I believe this charmer was most likely produced by the Hubley Manufacturing Co of Lancaster

Wonderful Old Handmade Tin and Wood Marble Maze Harold Brown Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880–1942) wasOne of my very favorite things found at Brimfieldbeautifully crafted, marvelously graphic, and really, I think, quite a perfect thing. Concentric grooves were carved into the wood, into which strips of cut tin, with folded over top edges, were laid, creating a labyrinth for a marble to make its way through with the aim of reaching the center. And what a satisfying destination, with welded "roof" and open door on one side. Just lovely. Early 20th c. I