Abbatt Developmental Toys for Assessment & Training
Threading Toy
1930s (designed), 1955-1965 (manufactured)
1930s (designed), 1955-1965 (manufactured)
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This object was designed in the 1930s, but was not manufactured until the late 1950s or early 1960s. It was sold as part of a range of 'Abbatt Developmental Toys for Assessment & Training' in England, where designer Milan Morgenstern and his family had settled in the late 1930s. This was probably the first range of commercially produced toys designed for children with disabilities.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Title | Abbatt Developmental Toys for Assessment & Training (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted plywood, bent metal |
| Brief description | Threading Toy; circles on a spiral; designed by Milan Morgenstern, made by Paul and Marjorie Abbatt Ltd., High Wycombe, 1960s |
| Physical description | The base is a square block of plywood with the top and sides varnished, on the base is mounted a metal upright pole which has been bent to form a spiral, the end of the pole is topped with a wooden ball painted red. To be threaded on the pole are three rings, each with the hole cut in the middle which is large enough to pass over the wooden ball. The rings have been painted: one yellow, one blue, one red. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'MADE IN ENGLAND' (Stamped on the underside) |
| Credit line | Given by Dr. Franz Morgenstern |
| Object history | Given by the son of the designer. It had previously been displayed at the MoC as part of the exhibition 'A Tribute to Marjorie Abbatt', in 1989. See additional notes. See 'Abbatt Developmental Toys' catalogue. |
| Historical context | Part of a range of toys designed for disabled children. Its design was based on Milan Morgenstern's observations of severely disabled children at the Theodor Heller Foundation in Vienna in the 1930s. |
| Summary | This object was designed in the 1930s, but was not manufactured until the late 1950s or early 1960s. It was sold as part of a range of 'Abbatt Developmental Toys for Assessment & Training' in England, where designer Milan Morgenstern and his family had settled in the late 1930s. This was probably the first range of commercially produced toys designed for children with disabilities. |
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| Accession number | B.917-1993 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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