A Botschan Reverse Painted Glass Name Plate with Gold Foil Letters vintage textile as well as some that

as well as some that are very mottled--or marbled

And then this pastel-hued wonderful paint-job

This bright orange operable Tonka shoveler

Very sound and sturdy

I've been lucky enough to find a few sets of these wonderful antique Froebel "Gift" Blocks (all from one seller at a shop of frequent

A Botschan Reverse Painted Glass Name Plate with Gold Foil Letters vintage textile as well as some thatI haven't been able to definitively place A. Botschan, but this is about the most beautiful name plate as I've ever seen, which makes me think either he was a sign maker, or he bothered to hire a very good one to make a sign for whatever business it was that he was in! Gold foil for the face of the letters with reverse painted glass surrounding them black for the ground and red and gold paint for the shadowing on the letters. To my eye just gorgeous