Interesting Old Ball in Cage Whimsy Cube with Diamond Cutouts eskimo art former home of the NYT

former home of the NYT and for which Times Square is named

There are a couple of small chips around the lip of the lid

Gorgeous calligraphy throughout for headers and word problems

and is in excellent vintage condition

No balls included but it shouldn't be hard to find some

Interesting Old Ball in Cage Whimsy Cube with Diamond Cutouts eskimo art former home of the NYTAn unusual whimsy, and a bit of a mysterious one, with just these little diamond shaped windows revealing the pointed tips of the form inside, which does seems free from the "cage" but forever tightly trapped! Quite a compelling little carving, I think, and a nice addition to a whimsey collection. I believe this is quite an old one, perhaps late 19th or very early 20th c. There is a bit of hairline cracking on two adjacent sides, not visible depending