Alphabet Block
1800-1840 (published)
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Design: bone counters marked with capital letters on one side and small on the other
No. of Players: any
No. of Players: any
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Hand-painted bone |
Brief description | Educational toy spelling alphabet, bone, English, 1800-1840 |
Physical description | Design: bone counters marked with capital letters on one side and small on the other No. of Players: any |
Object history | The aim is to mix the letters up, select a set number, for example 10, and make as many words from the letters as possible or as long a word as possible. |
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Accession number | E.1739-1954 |
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Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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