Naef Spiel Blocks, Complete Original Set of 18, 1956 boy at ocean to welcome and/ior ward off

to welcome and/ior ward off visitors

4 3/4" tall x 4 1/4" wide x 1 5/8" thick and in very good condition

and indeed look rather as if ready to chime

and the flower-like form of the rotor

Naef Spiel Blocks, Complete Original Set of 18, 1956 boy at ocean to welcome and/ior ward offI love blocks of all sorts, but these are my very favorites of all one of the first toys designed by renowned Swiss carpenter and designer Kurt Naef (19262006), in 1956. Now highly collectible icons of modern design, they continue to be produced in a smaller set of 16 today, but these are the real, rare deal a complete original set of 18 with gold foil stamp on one of the green blocks and the original box and card to boot. Just gorgeous. I found one