Sample of "Permodello": the Permanent Modelling Clay

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  Amaco Modeling Clay, Set 10W

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  One box of modeling clay, labeled Amaco Modeling Clay, Set 10W, manufactured by the American Art Clay Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, ca. 1935. The block of clay is housed within its mailing carton. The remainder of the front of the box reads: "for the supply list and individual pupil use. A non-hardening, odorless, permanently plastic modeling material." On the opposite side of the box is the mailing label (printed on the box itself), which is addressed in ms. to "Suv. of Drawing, c/o Board of Education, Gloucester, Mass." There are two postage stamps, one 3-cent and one 1 1/2 cent, affixed to the end of the box. The package appears to be unopened.

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  Amaco Modeling Clay, Set 1W

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  One boxed set of modeling clay entitled Amaco Modeling Clay, Set 1W, manufactured by the American Art Clay Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, ca. 1935. This set consists of 6 bricks of colored clay wrapped in tissue paper, and housed within a paperboard box. The box lid is illustrated with a color image of two children creating animals by using AMACO modeling clay. Illustrated instructions are printed on the underside of the lid. The clay colors within this box iinclude red, gray, yellow, gray, green, and brown. A small wooden modeling stick is also present.

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  Clay Modeling in the School Room

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  One art instruction book entitled Clay Modeling in the School Room, by Ellen Stephens Hildreth, published by Milton Bradley & Co., Springfield, Massachusetts, copyright 1892. The book is an instructional guide for teachers, meant for use in kindergarten and primary school classrooms and is 76 pages in length. It provides general instructions for clay modeling, and features simple to more complex creations using solid forms of clay. The front cover is decorated and illustrated, with an image of a young boy creating a large clay vase. The back cover continues some of the design elements of the front cover, and features an image of a helmeted Roman figure (head and shoulders only). The book is divided into seven series: sphere, oblate spheroid, prolate speroid, ovoid, cone, cylinder and cube; each illustrated with line drawings and includes suggested items and directions for modeling. On the final page is a publisher's advertisement for "Books for Teachers published by the Milton Bradley Company". "5-" (price) is written in ms., in pencil, on the upper right-hand corner of the title page.

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  Prang Craft Colors

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  One boxed collection of paints containing 5 jars of paint and two small mirrors. Four of the jars are labeled Prang Craft Colors, manufactured by the Prang Company, New York, and Chicago. Four (4) of the jars are Prang colors, labeled, individually, "Base Blue A", "Base Blue B", "Base Red" and "Yellow". The other jar of paint is from Waldcraft and is labeled "Reseda Green". The label on one of the Prang bottles reads: "Prang Craft-Colors. For staining basswood and all close grained woods, raffia, reeds, etc. May be used on drawing paper and cardboard with either brush or pen. Fast to light, non-running, non-inflammable; may be thinned with water and mixed to secure any shade. See circular for directions. The Prang Company, New York, Chicago."

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  Prang Stick Printing Dyes, Box 1

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  One boxed dye set entitled Prang Stick Printing Dyes, Box 1, manufactured by The Prang Company, New York, Chicago, Boston, ca. 1920. As stated on the underside of the lid, the set is comprised of "6 sticks, 3 color caps, 9 pads." All 6 sticks are present, as are the three color caps. The directions are printed on the underside of the lid.

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  Reliefo

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  Six sample jars of relief paint; three are labeled Reliefo: A Relief Paint for Decoration, and three are labeled Prang Reliefo, all manufactured by the American Crayon Co., Sandusky, Ohio and New York, ca. 1925. The first three jars are made of porcelain, the second three of glass. The colors within this group are: natural, orange, blue, natural, orange, and turquoise blue. Directions for use are printed on the paper labels on the jars. The three porcelain jars bear an additional label reading: "Sample Jar. 1/2 regular size."

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