The "A.L." SELF-TEACHING NUMBER TABLETS
Number Recognition
1920s
1920s
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card box covered with brown paper, printed label on the lid edged with a decorative two line border; instructions and guide illustration of the tablet are inside the lid; the lid was originally hinged to the base with a linen strip and the front of the base fold down, also on a linen strip
contains 12 card tablets of different angular shapes, numbered 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1 (cards 4, 5, 6 are missing); the fronts are printed in red to show large circles within dashed lines; each tablet has the same number of circles as the printed number and are of different shapes
contains 12 card tablets of different angular shapes, numbered 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1 (cards 4, 5, 6 are missing); the fronts are printed in red to show large circles within dashed lines; each tablet has the same number of circles as the printed number and are of different shapes
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | The "A.L." SELF-TEACHING NUMBER TABLETS (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | printed card |
| Physical description | card box covered with brown paper, printed label on the lid edged with a decorative two line border; instructions and guide illustration of the tablet are inside the lid; the lid was originally hinged to the base with a linen strip and the front of the base fold down, also on a linen strip contains 12 card tablets of different angular shapes, numbered 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1 (cards 4, 5, 6 are missing); the fronts are printed in red to show large circles within dashed lines; each tablet has the same number of circles as the printed number and are of different shapes |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Copy number | Box 2. |
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| Credit line | Given by Susan Heads on behalf of Edna Lewington (deceased) |
| Production | marked as 'Leeds & Glasgow' Attribution note: published Reason For Production: retail |
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| Accession number | B.260:1-1999 |
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| Record created | February 10, 2000 |
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