Set of six small, geometric wood models

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  Set of wooden forms circa 1880

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  One set of wooden forms, untitled, manufacturer unknown, ca. 1880. The set is comprised of a round cylinder, a triangular prism, a cone, a solid circle, an open square, and equilateral cross (looks like a "plus" sign [+]). Each of these forms is painted white, and each has either a small wooden peg or a hole for a peg; presumably they were fit into a base or each other. The top portion of the cone is removable. The two largest items, the round cylinder and the triangular prism, are 8 inches (20.3 cm.) in height; the cylinder is 4 inches (10.2 cm.) in diameter. This set may accompany the set in Box 79. Title supplied by cataloger.

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  Set of six wooden forms manufacturer unknown, circa 1880

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  One set of six wooden forms, untitled, manufacturer unknown, ca. 1880. The set is comprised of a rectangular cube (?), a sphere, a square cube, a ring, an open triangle, and a cone. Each of the forms has either a wooden peg or a peg hole; presumably these forms were fit into a base or each other. All of the forms are painted white. The largest item is the rectangle; it is 8 inches (20.3 cm.) in height and 3 7/8 inches (9.8 cm.) in width; the smallest form is the sphere, which is approximately 3 3/4 inches (9.5 cm.) in diameter. This set may accompany the set in Box 78. Title supplied by cataloger.

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