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Apex Inks

Description: Two metal cans of block printing ink, each labeled Apex Inks, manufactured by Barta-Griffen Company, Worcester and Boston, Massachusetts. The labels on the top of each can read: "Apex Cover Mixing White". Each can is 3 3/4 oz., and appears to be unopened. "Spofford" is written in ms., in ink, on the top label of each.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: circa 1930
Call number: ephKAEE
Creator: Korzenik, Diana (1941-)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Diana Korzenik, August 1997.

Bradley's Tonal Tempera Poster & Showcard Colors

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One boxed set of tempera paint labeled Bradley's Tonal Tempera Poster & Showcard Colors, manufactured by the Milton Bradley Company, Springfield, Massachusetts, ca. 1925. The set is comprised of eight glass jars, approximately 2 oz. each. A green and white paper label is on each jar, along with the color contained in that jar. Accompanying these paints are 2 paintbrushes, numbered 12 and 14. The set is housed within a cloth-covered paperboard box with a hinged lid. "Mr. Jordan" is written in ms., in ink, below the company name on the underside of the lid.

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Speedball Block Printing Ink—Green

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Two boxed tubes of printing ink entitled Speedball Block Printing Ink- Green, manufactured by the C. Howard Hunt Pen Company, Camden, New Jersey. Accompanying these is one tube of Designer Gouache in permanent white, manufactured by Winsor & Newton Ltd.

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Artista Tempera: Show Card Colors

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One boxed set of tempera paint entitled Artista Tempera: Show Card Colors, manufactured by Binney & Smith Co., New York, ca. 1935. The box contains 6 glass jars (approx. 1 oz. each) of tempera paint in green, red, black, yellow, blue, and white. The logo/seal of "Gold Medal Products" is on the box.

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Barnes' National System of Penmanship

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One penmanship book entitled Barnes' National System of Penmanship, published by A.S. Barnes & Co., New York and Chicago, 1886. This book is 24 pages in length, and contains 24 exercises. Across the top of each page are sample words and numbers for copying. The remainder of each page is eleven lined sections for student copying. For example, the items across the top of page 1 are: "X, extra, Xenia, W, waves, Warner, 1". On the front cover a decorative, leafy frame surrounds title information. An image of a bee is in the lower right-hand corner of the frame. The back cover is an advertisement for the Barnes' National Sytem of Penmanship, its penmanship charts, ink, pens and popular drawing books. The inside of the front cover features four instructional images for correct body and hand positions for writing. Below this are textual instructions for correct form and position while writing. On the inside of the back cover are numbered and labeled examples of "Barnes' National System of Penmanship." All of the lessons have been completed, in ink, by a previous owner. "Laura E. Dix" (previous owner) is written in ms., in ink at the top of the front cover.

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Metal-framed, rubber ink roller

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One metal-framed, rubber ink roller. No manufacturer's name or date is apparent. Title supplied by cataloger.

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Kindergarten Set

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One boxed painting and drawing set entitled Kindergarten Set, ca. 1915. The set is comprised of two blind embossed painting cards for painting, three stencil cards, four embossed cakes of watercolor paint, a small pencil, and a metal paint mixing tray with 12 small, rectangular wells. The bottom of the cardboard box serves as the divided tray to hold the materials. The top lid is decorated with a chromolithograph of a young boy painting at an easel. The title is on the top lid. No manufacturer is named; no manufacture date is given. The two image cards are unpainted; the three stencil cards have been used; all are in good condition.

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