L'Inventeur
Construction Toy
1910s-1930s (manufactured)
1910s-1930s (manufactured)
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1. box lid, card covered with blue paper, on the top is a label printed in colours to show the title, trademark and six named illustrations of vehicles together with 'UN JEU DONT ON NE SE LASSE JAMAIS' and the number 1 printed in red on a yellow circle. Inside the lid is glued a printed sheet showing two structures and the list of pieces needed.
2. box base, card covered with blue paper.
3. instructions booklet, printed paper showing the named parts and illustrations of various constructions which can be made together with a list of the pieces required to make each.
Pieces
All the wooden pieces are stained yellow, blue, green or red with some of the dowels of plain wood
4. GRANDE PLAQUE A is yellow with one surface cut with four lines, the long edges drilled with one hole each and the short edges with two holes each. 5.5 x 4.3 x 1.0cm
5. BARILLET B is tube shaped, blue with four lines cut into the sides and a hole drilled into each end but not through the centre. 3cm x 2.5cm
6. PLAQUE CENTRALE C is yellow with one surface cut with five lines, the long edges drilled with one hole each and the short edges with two holes each. The underside is missing a piece at one end. 5.5 x 4.3 x 1.0cm
7. GRAND DOME D is blue with one surface cut with four lines, one short edge has two holes drilled into it. 5.5 x 4.3 x 1.2cm
8. PETIT DOME E is blue with two lines cut into one surface, one long edge is drilled with three holes and the other with two holes. One end of the blocks is missing. 4 x 3.2 1.2cm
9. PETITE PLAQUE F is yellow with two lines cut into one surface, two holes are drilled into each long side and one into each short edge 4.5 x 3.2 x 1.0cm
10-13. ROUE G are blue with a hole drilled through the centre of each diam. 3cm
14. ROUE A AUBE H is blue with a hole through the centre and six angled cuts cuts around the outer edge. diam 3cm
15. BOULE I is red with one line cut into the flat side. 1.5 x diam 1.5
16-20. CLOU J are yellow peg shapes. L. 1.8cm
21-24. PLAQUETTE CARREE K are red. 3.5 x 3cm. (24 is broken)
25,26. PLAQUETTES RECTANGULAIRES L are red. 3 x 2cm
27,28. PLAQUETTES RECTANGULAIRES M are green. 3 x 1.5cm
29. ENTRETOISE N is green. 3 x 0.5cm
30-36. CHEVILLE R are plain dowels; L. 5cm
37-39. TRINGLE S are plain dowel; L. 10in metal junctions which are not listed as part of the equipment so may be additions from another set. They are designed to take dowel sticks to link them together to form a structure.
40-42. singles; L. 2cm
43. right angled junction.
44-47. T-bar shape of three junctions
48-50. angled shaped with three junctions
51. box compartment divided into two parts
52. box compartment
2. box base, card covered with blue paper.
3. instructions booklet, printed paper showing the named parts and illustrations of various constructions which can be made together with a list of the pieces required to make each.
Pieces
All the wooden pieces are stained yellow, blue, green or red with some of the dowels of plain wood
4. GRANDE PLAQUE A is yellow with one surface cut with four lines, the long edges drilled with one hole each and the short edges with two holes each. 5.5 x 4.3 x 1.0cm
5. BARILLET B is tube shaped, blue with four lines cut into the sides and a hole drilled into each end but not through the centre. 3cm x 2.5cm
6. PLAQUE CENTRALE C is yellow with one surface cut with five lines, the long edges drilled with one hole each and the short edges with two holes each. The underside is missing a piece at one end. 5.5 x 4.3 x 1.0cm
7. GRAND DOME D is blue with one surface cut with four lines, one short edge has two holes drilled into it. 5.5 x 4.3 x 1.2cm
8. PETIT DOME E is blue with two lines cut into one surface, one long edge is drilled with three holes and the other with two holes. One end of the blocks is missing. 4 x 3.2 1.2cm
9. PETITE PLAQUE F is yellow with two lines cut into one surface, two holes are drilled into each long side and one into each short edge 4.5 x 3.2 x 1.0cm
10-13. ROUE G are blue with a hole drilled through the centre of each diam. 3cm
14. ROUE A AUBE H is blue with a hole through the centre and six angled cuts cuts around the outer edge. diam 3cm
15. BOULE I is red with one line cut into the flat side. 1.5 x diam 1.5
16-20. CLOU J are yellow peg shapes. L. 1.8cm
21-24. PLAQUETTE CARREE K are red. 3.5 x 3cm. (24 is broken)
25,26. PLAQUETTES RECTANGULAIRES L are red. 3 x 2cm
27,28. PLAQUETTES RECTANGULAIRES M are green. 3 x 1.5cm
29. ENTRETOISE N is green. 3 x 0.5cm
30-36. CHEVILLE R are plain dowels; L. 5cm
37-39. TRINGLE S are plain dowel; L. 10in metal junctions which are not listed as part of the equipment so may be additions from another set. They are designed to take dowel sticks to link them together to form a structure.
40-42. singles; L. 2cm
43. right angled junction.
44-47. T-bar shape of three junctions
48-50. angled shaped with three junctions
51. box compartment divided into two parts
52. box compartment
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 52 parts.
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| Title | L'Inventeur (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | paper; card and stained wood |
| Brief description | L'Inventeur; French; early 20th century |
| Physical description | 1. box lid, card covered with blue paper, on the top is a label printed in colours to show the title, trademark and six named illustrations of vehicles together with 'UN JEU DONT ON NE SE LASSE JAMAIS' and the number 1 printed in red on a yellow circle. Inside the lid is glued a printed sheet showing two structures and the list of pieces needed. 2. box base, card covered with blue paper. 3. instructions booklet, printed paper showing the named parts and illustrations of various constructions which can be made together with a list of the pieces required to make each. Pieces All the wooden pieces are stained yellow, blue, green or red with some of the dowels of plain wood 4. GRANDE PLAQUE A is yellow with one surface cut with four lines, the long edges drilled with one hole each and the short edges with two holes each. 5.5 x 4.3 x 1.0cm 5. BARILLET B is tube shaped, blue with four lines cut into the sides and a hole drilled into each end but not through the centre. 3cm x 2.5cm 6. PLAQUE CENTRALE C is yellow with one surface cut with five lines, the long edges drilled with one hole each and the short edges with two holes each. The underside is missing a piece at one end. 5.5 x 4.3 x 1.0cm 7. GRAND DOME D is blue with one surface cut with four lines, one short edge has two holes drilled into it. 5.5 x 4.3 x 1.2cm 8. PETIT DOME E is blue with two lines cut into one surface, one long edge is drilled with three holes and the other with two holes. One end of the blocks is missing. 4 x 3.2 1.2cm 9. PETITE PLAQUE F is yellow with two lines cut into one surface, two holes are drilled into each long side and one into each short edge 4.5 x 3.2 x 1.0cm 10-13. ROUE G are blue with a hole drilled through the centre of each diam. 3cm 14. ROUE A AUBE H is blue with a hole through the centre and six angled cuts cuts around the outer edge. diam 3cm 15. BOULE I is red with one line cut into the flat side. 1.5 x diam 1.5 16-20. CLOU J are yellow peg shapes. L. 1.8cm 21-24. PLAQUETTE CARREE K are red. 3.5 x 3cm. (24 is broken) 25,26. PLAQUETTES RECTANGULAIRES L are red. 3 x 2cm 27,28. PLAQUETTES RECTANGULAIRES M are green. 3 x 1.5cm 29. ENTRETOISE N is green. 3 x 0.5cm 30-36. CHEVILLE R are plain dowels; L. 5cm 37-39. TRINGLE S are plain dowel; L. 10in metal junctions which are not listed as part of the equipment so may be additions from another set. They are designed to take dowel sticks to link them together to form a structure. 40-42. singles; L. 2cm 43. right angled junction. 44-47. T-bar shape of three junctions 48-50. angled shaped with three junctions 51. box compartment divided into two parts 52. box compartment |
| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Marie-Claude Willis |
| Object history | May have belonged to the donor's mother, Alice Morize (born 1900) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.934:1 to 52-1993 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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