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Munsell Colored Papers for the Munsell Color System

Description: One sample set of colored papers entitled Munsell Colored Papers for the Munsell Color System, manufactured by Wadsworth, Howland & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, ca. 1920. On the back cover is printed: "Sample set of the five middle colors red, yellow, green, blue and purple, with a lighter and a darker value of each, also white, middle gray and black." This color sample booklet is "bound" with a single brass brad.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: circa 1920
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Creator: Korzenik, Diana (1941-)(Opens in new tab)

Munsell Color System

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One pamphlet entitled Munsell Color System, (a reprint of the article "A Measured Training of the Color Sense," by Albert H. Munsell , which appeared in Education, February, 1909) published by Wadsworth, Howland & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, 1910. This pamphlet is 22 numbered pages in length, and is illustrated with black and white images. The last page is blank. The next to the last page (p. 21) advertises "materials for the Munsell Color System" offered by Wadsworth, Howland & Co.

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Munsell Crayons

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Three boxed sets of color crayons entitled Munsell Crayons manufactured by Wadsworth, Howland & Co., Boston, Massachusetts. Set 2 does not have a number on the box, but is labeled "12 colors: five middle colors and five intermediates, with gray and black." Set 3 is labeled as No. 2 Box, containing "five middle colors with gray and black and the maxima of red, yellow and blue." Set 4 is labeled as No. 3 Box, containing "22 colors: five principal hues and five intermediate hues at middle value and middle chroma, five principal hues and five intermediate hues at maximum chroma with middle gray and black." Set 4 is wrapped in sealed plastic. Each paperboard box bears a black and white paper label with the title, contents and manufacture information. Only Set 4 (No. 3 Box) bears the name of the "Munsell Color Co., New York"; but all three sets bear the title Munsell Crayons.

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The Munsell Color System: Children's Studies in Measured Colors

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One pamphlet, copyright 1907, entitled The Munsell Color System: Children's Studies in Measured Colors, by Albert H. Munsell, published by Wadsworth, Howland & Co., Boston, Massachusetts. This pamphlet is 14 pages in length; it is comprised of 3 color plates and 8 pages of text. The text describes the use of color on each of the three plates: "Plate I. The color sphere, with measured scales of hue, value and chroma; Plate II. Color studies with tuned crayons in the lower grades; Plate III. Color Studies with tunes watercolors in the upper grades." The last page contains excerpts from "Appreciations" of the Munsell system; the inside back cover lists artists' materials for sale. "Copyright, 1907 by A.H. Munsell" is printed on the inside front cover. "Mrs. Sarah Berry (?), 14 West Friendship St., Broad St." is written in ms., in pencil, on the back cover.

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Prang Paper Colored Pencils

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One boxed set of colored pencils entitled Prang Paper Colored Pencils, manufactured by The American Crayon Co., Sandusky, Ohio, ca. 1935. The set consists of 12 colored pencils within a paperboard box (all are present). The pencils are paper-wrapped; they are "sharpened" by unwrapping layers of paper. Slipped into the box is an informational sheet about the pencils.

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Paper Weaving for Little Folks

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One boxed paper weaving set entitled Paper Weaving for Little Folks, manufactured by the Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Company, New York, ca. 1920. The subtitle reads: "Simple, Instructive, Amusing: To Keep Busy The Little Hands and Little Head." The set includes 24 sheets of colored, prepared paper, one printed sheet showing sample weaving designs, and a metal weaving tool. The weaving paper is in two sets; one set contains widely-spaced (1/2 inch) cuts, and the other set contains more closely-set (1/4 inch) cuts. In some of the sheets the cuts are horizontal, and others, the cuts are vertical. The set is housed in a paperboard box with a color image on the top lid; the illustration is the same as the sample sheet inside the box. The two sets of paper are on either side of a narrow divider box which holds the metal weaving tool. "No. T 227" and "Printed in Germany" are printed in the lower right-hand corner of the box lid. This weaving set has not been used.

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Little Wonder Pictures to Color and Draw: Easy Steps for Children in Coloring and Drawing

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One boxed drawing set entitled Little Wonder Pictures to Color and Draw: Easy Steps for Children in Coloring and Drawing, copyright 1923, manufactured by the Platt & Munk Co., New York. This set is comprised of one drawing book of approximately 100 pages in length and colored crayons, all housed together in a paperboard box. The drawing book contains images for copying and coloring. Nine colored crayons are present; they have been used. The copyright date on the title page of the drawing book is 1921; the date on the top lid of the box is 1923. Some of the images within the book have been copied and colored.

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