Rare (and Best!) Much Loved Old Black and White House Blocks ceramic pitcher 12 1/4" across with arms

12 1/4" across with arms out

The brighter blue one sits on a short crossbar attached to its long steel post and "flies" pretty straight

with a near old fold line down the center

22" x 28" x 3/4"

Everything about this makes me happy

Rare (and Best!) Much Loved Old Black and White House Blocks ceramic pitcher 12 1/4" across with armsI'm forever on the hunt for blocks like these, having found a few similar sets in the past and thinking them the most satisfying ones ever, but they are rare to find. This bunch, likely once part of a larger set, have been played with a lot, with scuffs and scratches and dings all over, but I find them very beautiful still and, among them, one small block penciled lightly with a window to more or less mimic the others. With two plain white (ish) sides