Hill's Kindergarten Building and Spelling Blocks, 1880-1890
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Educational toys in the late nineteenth century often served multiple purposes. This set of building and alphabet blocks included different shapes and colors for creative stacking. It also offered a variety of learning opportunities. With upper and lowercase letters in print and cursive, images of animals with printed names, and Roman and Arabic numerals, children could practice spelling and counting while they played.
Educational toys in the late nineteenth century often served multiple purposes. This set of building and alphabet blocks included different shapes and colors for creative stacking. It also offered a variety of learning opportunities. With upper and lowercase letters in print and cursive, images of animals with printed names, and Roman and Arabic numerals, children could practice spelling and counting while they played.
Artifact
Alphabet block
Date Made
1880-1890
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2000.0.31.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Green
Blue
Red
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: .5 in (animal, number, and letter blocks)
Width: 2.5 in (animal, number, and letter blocks)
Length: 1.25 in (animal, number, and letter blocks)
Height: .5 in (square blue blocks)
Width: 1.25 in (square blue blocks)
Length: 1.25 in (square blue blocks)
Height: .5 in (long rectangular blue blocks)
Width: .5 in (long rectangular blue blocks)
Length: 2.5 in (long rectangular blue blocks)
Height: .5 in (short rectangular blue blocks)
Width: .5 in (short rectangular blue blocks)
Length: 1.25 in (short rectangular blue blocks)
Inscriptions
KINDERGARTEN / Alphabet / AND BUILDING / BLOCKS [on box lid]
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