No. 1 Tri-ang Kindergarten Bricks
Building Blocks
1960-1965 (manufactured)
1960-1965 (manufactured)
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| Place of origin |
Set of building blocks with original bag. The bag is made from green canvas and it closes with a drawstring threaded through four eyelets. The name of the object has been stencilled in white on the bag. The bag contains 55 unpainted wooden building blocks in 13 different styles:
Eight rectangular blocks
Eight half-rectangular blocks
Two flat rectangular blocks
Four flat half-rectangular blocks
Three long square blocks
Eight right angle triangular blocks
Two semi-circular blocks
Three long square blocks with rounded ends
Four long tubes
Four short tubes
Three very short tubes
Two bridge-shaped blocks
Four half-bridge shaped blocks
Eight rectangular blocks
Eight half-rectangular blocks
Two flat rectangular blocks
Four flat half-rectangular blocks
Three long square blocks
Eight right angle triangular blocks
Two semi-circular blocks
Three long square blocks with rounded ends
Four long tubes
Four short tubes
Three very short tubes
Two bridge-shaped blocks
Four half-bridge shaped blocks
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 56 parts.
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| Title | No. 1 Tri-ang Kindergarten Bricks (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Cut and turned wood, canvas |
| Brief description | Tri-Ang Kindergarten Bricks, Lines Brothers, 1960-65, Lines Brothers |
| Physical description | Set of building blocks with original bag. The bag is made from green canvas and it closes with a drawstring threaded through four eyelets. The name of the object has been stencilled in white on the bag. The bag contains 55 unpainted wooden building blocks in 13 different styles: Eight rectangular blocks Eight half-rectangular blocks Two flat rectangular blocks Four flat half-rectangular blocks Three long square blocks Eight right angle triangular blocks Two semi-circular blocks Three long square blocks with rounded ends Four long tubes Four short tubes Three very short tubes Two bridge-shaped blocks Four half-bridge shaped blocks |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'NO.1 / TRI-ANG / KINDERGARTEN / BRICKS' (Stencilled on the bag) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs P. F. D. Wallis |
| Object history | Given by Mrs P.F.D Wallis [84/1689] |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.238-1986 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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