Peg grading board
Learning Toy
1960s
1960s
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| Place of origin |
A rectangular wooden board containing 30 cavities for 30 cylindrical blocks. Within the 30 blocks there are 6 colour groups: blue, green, orange, black, yellow and red, each containing 5 blocks of the same colour. The 6 cylinder groups are different heights, ranging from the shortest (blue blocks) to the tallest (red blocks). The set is housed in a card box covered with blue paper; an orange paper label adhered to the front of the lid features printed text: 'EARLY STAGES / Peg grading board'
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Peg grading board (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Peg grading board, James Galt & Co. Ltd, England, 1960s |
| Physical description | A rectangular wooden board containing 30 cavities for 30 cylindrical blocks. Within the 30 blocks there are 6 colour groups: blue, green, orange, black, yellow and red, each containing 5 blocks of the same colour. The 6 cylinder groups are different heights, ranging from the shortest (blue blocks) to the tallest (red blocks). The set is housed in a card box covered with blue paper; an orange paper label adhered to the front of the lid features printed text: 'EARLY STAGES / Peg grading board' |
| Credit line | Given by Theresa Hearne |
| Object history | [RF 2021/505] |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.5-2024 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2021 |
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