Crandall's ABC Building Slabs
Teaching Toy
1867 (made)
1867 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
card box
containing 88 interlocking wooden pieces, each bearing a letter of the alphabet
together with 7 terminal pieces
containing 88 interlocking wooden pieces, each bearing a letter of the alphabet
together with 7 terminal pieces
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Crandall's ABC Building Slabs (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | wood, card |
| Brief description | ABC Building Slabs, USA, 1867 |
| Physical description | card box containing 88 interlocking wooden pieces, each bearing a letter of the alphabet together with 7 terminal pieces |
| Production type | mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Object history | The R within the 6 pointed star represents William Rose, the New York agent of Crandall and Jewitt |
| Production | patented 5/2/1867 Reason For Production: retail |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1869-1954 |
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| Record created | January 18, 2001 |
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