A "Puzzle Drive" with ANCHOR STONE PUZZLES
Puzzle
ca. 1880 (manufactured)
ca. 1880 (manufactured)
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This Anchor Stone Puzzle is a tangram set, made with ten geometric pieces that form a rectangle. The accompanying pamphlet has many designs that are possible to make by rearranging the stone shapes in the box.
Tangrams became fashionable when they were first brought to America, from China, around 1815. The game quickly became a craze around Europe with sets made from various materials, including wood, glass and tortoise shell. This set, from the late 19th century, comes from the second craze in Germany, that the Ankerstein (Anchor Stone) company ignited with a version made out of the false earthenware material that they had been making building blocks from.
Tangrams became fashionable when they were first brought to America, from China, around 1815. The game quickly became a craze around Europe with sets made from various materials, including wood, glass and tortoise shell. This set, from the late 19th century, comes from the second craze in Germany, that the Ankerstein (Anchor Stone) company ignited with a version made out of the false earthenware material that they had been making building blocks from.
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Brief description | Puzzle, boxed set, Anchor Stone, made in Germany, ca. 1880. |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Alan Tuppen |
| Summary | This Anchor Stone Puzzle is a tangram set, made with ten geometric pieces that form a rectangle. The accompanying pamphlet has many designs that are possible to make by rearranging the stone shapes in the box. Tangrams became fashionable when they were first brought to America, from China, around 1815. The game quickly became a craze around Europe with sets made from various materials, including wood, glass and tortoise shell. This set, from the late 19th century, comes from the second craze in Germany, that the Ankerstein (Anchor Stone) company ignited with a version made out of the false earthenware material that they had been making building blocks from. |
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| Accession number | B.239:1 to 4-2010 |
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| Record created | June 14, 2011 |
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