Spelling and number blocks
Educational Toy
1930-1935 (manufactured)
1930-1935 (manufactured)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Fifty six 6-sided wooden building blocks. Each block has: two painted sides (red, blue, yellow or green) with a recessed capital letter; one plain wood side with printed red capital letter; one plain wood side with number (1-10) in black and related number of animals or objects; two plain wood sides, each with an object printed in blue or green with the object name in lower case.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Spelling and number blocks (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | painted wood |
| Brief description | Spelling and number blocks, USA, 1930-35 |
| Physical description | Fifty six 6-sided wooden building blocks. Each block has: two painted sides (red, blue, yellow or green) with a recessed capital letter; one plain wood side with printed red capital letter; one plain wood side with number (1-10) in black and related number of animals or objects; two plain wood sides, each with an object printed in blue or green with the object name in lower case. |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Credit line | Mrs Massey-Stewart and Mrs Dutot |
| Production | Reason For Production: retail |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.47-1986 |
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| Record created | January 19, 2001 |
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