*The equipment though designed in the 1930s was not manufactured until the late 1950s or early 1960s and was sold as 'Abbatt Developmental Toys for Assessment & Training' in England where Morgenstern and his family had settled in the late 1930s. This was probably the first range of commercially produced toys designed for the disabled.
Base; rectangular block of 3/4in. plywood with the top and sides varnished; on the base is mounted a metal hoop and slotted onto the pole are five balls each with a hole drilled through the centre; the balls are painted blue; orange; green; yellow and red. The Abbatt catalogue describes the Beads on Frames Toys as follows: The beads of these toys are large and easily held by the child; who moves them along the wire. The teacher observes how he does this. Does he use one hand only or does he steady the frame with one hand and move the bead with the other? By encouragement; co-ordination of hand and eye can be developed.