Bradley's Kindergarten Material, No. 3, Third Gift

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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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  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. 5, Fifth Gift

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  One set of wooden blocks entitled Bradley’s Kindergarten Material, No. 5, Fifth Gift, manufactured by the Milton Bradley Company, Springfield, Massachusetts, ca. 1900. The set is comprised of 11 square cubes, 6 large triangle forms (which, together, form three cubes divided diagonally), and 12 small triangular forms (which, together, form three cubes divided into quarters diagonally). One quarter triangle appears to be missing. Each of the whole cubes measures 1 inch (in height, width and depth). In addition, thirteen of the square blocks have numbers penciled on one side. The set is housed within a wooden box with a sliding lid and a paper label mounted to the front side. One use of these blocks was as drawing models.

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  Fine Water Colors Warranted

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  One boxed set of watercolor paints entitled Fine Water Colors Warranted, manufacturer unknown, ca. 1900? The set is comprised of 18 small, rectangular cakes of watercolor paint, two small, round porcelain dishes, and a quill brush. The paints, each embossed with an image of a frog, are arranged in three rows of six cakes each, between wooden dividers. The set is housed within a wooden box with a sliding lid; the title is printed on the lid.

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  Hammett’s Kindergarten Material - No. 475

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  One boxed set of wooden pegs entitled Hammett's Kindergarten Material - No. 475, manufactured by the J. L. Hammett Co., Newark, New Jersey and Cambridge, Mass, ca. 1885. The subtitle reads: "1000 round sticks, Six colors for Primary Peg Board." The set consists of approximately 200 pegs--red, yellow, blue, orange, green and purple--of the original 1000. The pegs are housed within a paperboard box (red) with a gray paper label mounted to the top lid. The pegs are intended for use with peg boards, such as Mrs. B. Putnam's Busy Work Tiles, No. 1 (Box 80, Set 2).

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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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