LETTER GAME
Alphabet Block
1945 - 1955 (manufactured)
1945 - 1955 (manufactured)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Design: thin red plastic letters of the alphabet, full stops and dashes
white metal strips folded in half lengthwise so they stand up and turn up at one end to form a ridge into which the letters can be slotted
contained in a pale grey blue card box and lid, divided into one long compartment for the strips and 27 smaller ones each containing the red letters, full stops or dashes
No. of Players:- any
white metal strips folded in half lengthwise so they stand up and turn up at one end to form a ridge into which the letters can be slotted
contained in a pale grey blue card box and lid, divided into one long compartment for the strips and 27 smaller ones each containing the red letters, full stops or dashes
No. of Players:- any
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | LETTER GAME (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | printed card, moulded plastic, metal |
| Brief description | Alphabet and Sentences Game, English, 1945-55 |
| Physical description | Design: thin red plastic letters of the alphabet, full stops and dashes white metal strips folded in half lengthwise so they stand up and turn up at one end to form a ridge into which the letters can be slotted contained in a pale grey blue card box and lid, divided into one long compartment for the strips and 27 smaller ones each containing the red letters, full stops or dashes No. of Players:- any |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | RED LARGE (one end) |
| Object history | The maker's name is on the lid. |
| Production | Reason For Production: retail |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.384-1986 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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