Bradley's Water Colors: Master Art Tubes

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  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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  Prang Tempera Colors

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  One boxed set of paint tubes entitled Prang Tempera Colors: six two-inch tubes, manufactured by the American Crayon Co., Sandusky, Ohio and New York, ca. 1925. The paperboard box contains 6 small tubes of paint in white, green, blue, yellow, black, and red.

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  Craft Master, New Artist Series...18, NA-1807, Forest Creatures

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  One boxed painting set entitled Craft Master, New Artist Series...18, with the sub-title "NA-1807, Forest Creatures", manufactured by Craft Master Corporation, 1966. A paint-by-number system, the kit includes paints, numbered 1 through 18; 2 paint brushes; and 2 prepared canvasses, each bearing an image outlined and numbered to correspond with the paints in the set. Instructions for painting are printed on the box. The set does not appear to have been used.

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  Superfine Painting Colors

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  One boxed set of watercolor paints entitled Superfine Painting Colors, manufacturer unknown, ca. 1880. The set is comprised of 40 rectangular, embossed cakes of watercolor paint, two round porcelain dishes, two paint brushes, and two embossed cakes of charcoal. The set is housed within a wooden box with a sliding lid. The paints are divided into 5 rows of 8 each, and each cake of paint is embossed with an image of a family crest. The lid is not labeled; a label is affixed, however, to the bottom of the paint brush compartment.

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  Bradley’s Kindergarten Material, No. 4, Fourth Gift

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  One set of wood blocks entitled Bradley's Kindergarten Material, No. 4, Fourth Gift, manufactured by Milton Bradley & Co., Springfield, Massachusetts, ca. 1900. The set is comprised of 8 wooden 1-inch cube blocks, housed inside a wooden box with a sliding lid. A paper label is mounted to the front side of the box; the label bears the title and manufacturer's name. The cubes were used as models for drawing, and were also used in counting and auditory exercises.

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  Bradley's Kindergarten Material, No. 6, Sixth Gift

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  One set of wooden blocks entitled Bradley's Kindergarten Material, No. 6, Sixth Gift, manufactured by the Milton Bradley Company, Springfield, Massachusetts, ca. 1900. The set is comprised of 17 wide rectangles, 12 square blocks, 6 thin rectangles. The blocks are housed within a wooden box with a sliding lid. A paper label with the title and manufacturer's name is mounted to the back side of the box. Each of the 17 wide rectangles measures 2" x 1" x 1/2" (5 cm x 2.5cm x 1.3cm). The six thin rectangles are half of a wide rectangle, i.e. 2" x 1/2" x 1/2" (5cm x 1.3cm x1.3cm). The 12 square blocks are also a half of the long rectangle, 1" x 1" x 1/4" (2.5cm x 2.5cm x 1.3cm). In addition, there is a cube of 1" per side with the number "2" penciled on a side. Some of the wood blocks appear to be replacements for lost blocks, others seem to have been used for a painting project. One block has blue paint or dye on one side, another black. One use for these blocks was as drawing models.

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