ALPHA BETA SET
Blocks
1950-1959 (manufactured)
1950-1959 (manufactured)
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| Place of origin |
Design: plastic capital letters, in green, red, orange, blue, purple and yellow, with tongues to fit into grooves of the beech wood holder
contained in a card box with blue lid
*EXTRA PIECES - a lower case 'y' and a word board which is too large for the box
No. of pieces: 52
No. of Players: ANY
Equipment required: holder
letters
contained in a card box with blue lid
*EXTRA PIECES - a lower case 'y' and a word board which is too large for the box
No. of pieces: 52
No. of Players: ANY
Equipment required: holder
letters
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | ALPHA BETA SET (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | beechwood, moulded plastic, printed card |
| Brief description | Word Making Set, English, 1950s |
| Physical description | Design: plastic capital letters, in green, red, orange, blue, purple and yellow, with tongues to fit into grooves of the beech wood holder contained in a card box with blue lid *EXTRA PIECES - a lower case 'y' and a word board which is too large for the box No. of pieces: 52 No. of Players: ANY Equipment required: holder letters |
| Production type | mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Object history | Lid shows a girl reaching out for an alphabet board reading DADDY held by a boy |
| Production | Reason For Production: retail |
| Bibliographic reference | p44 illustation of Alpha Beta Set No. 2 |
| Other number | A Tresco Product |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.246-1985 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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