Alphabet Block
ca. 1978 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Polished wooden tray mounted on four wheels, stained red and attached by steel screws. It holds 28 wooden cubes, stained dark blue, green, yellow, orange, red or purple, with letters of the alphabet and symbols marked on each in white. The tray, but not the wheels, are sealed in plastic and stapled to the top edge is a red card label with hand grip, printed in white and yellow to show the initials SIO.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Steel, wood, card |
| Brief description | Letter Blocks; Dutch; c. 1978 |
| Physical description | Polished wooden tray mounted on four wheels, stained red and attached by steel screws. It holds 28 wooden cubes, stained dark blue, green, yellow, orange, red or purple, with letters of the alphabet and symbols marked on each in white. The tray, but not the wheels, are sealed in plastic and stapled to the top edge is a red card label with hand grip, printed in white and yellow to show the initials SIO. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | SIO with Sio on blocks |
| Object history | References: 71291 244.78 (the 78 may indicate the date) price label GORDONS £3.99p Collected by the donor as part of a large group of toys and other material related to ABCs and alphabets |
| Production | Made by: SIO Holland |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.278-1993 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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