Goody Two Shoes Spelling Game, Reading Made Easy
Spelling Set
1870-1880 (manufactured)
1870-1880 (manufactured)
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A plain wooden box with lid which has a coloured picture pasted on the surface showing children playing with the game together with its title and the maker's name. The base of the box is divided up into twenty compartments which hold 155 letters and numbers marked in black on small pieces of wood. Each is coloured white on one side and orange on the other. The inside of the lid is divided into four rows into which the letters and numbers can be placed. With the game is a booklet titled Spelling Block Lessons which lists proverbs and wise sayings and is intended to be copied using the letters.
Object details
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| Title | Goody Two Shoes Spelling Game, Reading Made Easy (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted wood and lithographed and printed paper |
| Brief description | Boxed wooden set of letters and numbers made in the United States by McLoughlin Brothers between 1870 and 1880 |
| Physical description | A plain wooden box with lid which has a coloured picture pasted on the surface showing children playing with the game together with its title and the maker's name. The base of the box is divided up into twenty compartments which hold 155 letters and numbers marked in black on small pieces of wood. Each is coloured white on one side and orange on the other. The inside of the lid is divided into four rows into which the letters and numbers can be placed. With the game is a booklet titled Spelling Block Lessons which lists proverbs and wise sayings and is intended to be copied using the letters. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Henton |
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| Accession number | MISC.79-1963 |
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| Record created | January 27, 2004 |
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