Slightly Mixed Set of c. 1870s Hill's Alphabet and Animal Blocks (15) carved animal; I think I'll never get

I think I'll never get over the magic of antique pressed seaweed/sea moss specimens

I added one tab where one was missing

a bit brighter silver in tone

and a cool object I think

Slightly Mixed Set of c. 1870s Hill's Alphabet and Animal Blocks (15) carved animal; I think I'll never getI can never resist a beautiful old alphabet block, or 15 of them, these perhaps the most iconic of them all, made by the S. L. Hill Company, 2nd half 19th century. Seems this is a mixed set, with three showing a bit lighter red (I think these are the earliest ones), and I believe a complete large set would have contained 20 blocks in a slide top box (though I've also seen sets of 12). Two sides show red with black letters, two sides white with black