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Set of wooden forms circa 1880

Description: 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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Date: circa 1880
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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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Set of six small, geometric wood models

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One set of six small, geometric wood models. The 6 models are three-dimensional forms, three of which are labeled. They include: "Hexagonal Prism," "Hemisphere," and "Triangular Prism." The other models are a cylinder, a cube, and a pyramid. The cube has been scribed so that it appears to have been made from eight smaller cubes. The top portion of the pyramid can be removed. All the models are small--for example, the triangular prism is 2 7/8" W x 7/8" H (7.5cm x 2.1cm). Title supplied by cataloger.

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Waldcraft Peg Printing Set

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One boxed dye set entitled Waldcraft Peg Printing Set, manufactured by the Waldcraft Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, ca. 1920. The set is comprised of three dye tins and 6 wooden pegs. The set is housed in a paperboard box; the lid is illustrated with an image of two children using a dye set.

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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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One boxed Set of watercolor paints

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One boxed set of watercolor paints, untitled; manufacturer's name and date are not given. The set is comprised of several small cakes of watercolor paint, one small, round porcelain dish, and two quill paint brushes. The set is housed within a wooden box with a sliding lid. The box is divided into two halves lengthwise by a wooden divider onto which a paper label identifying each color is barely discernible. This box is similar to sets 5 and 10 in Box Number 75. Title supplied by cataloger.

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Books without Words. (Volume First)--Color and Form

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One set of paper weavings created by Emily M. Coe, ca. 1880. The set is comprised of five "books," plus three loose "pages" of paper weavings "manufactured only by Emily M. Coe, New York, originator of American Kindergarten System." They are marked "No. 1"-"No. 4"; only the 5th book is unnumbered. There are a total of 23 paper weavings, four per book plus the three loose pages. Each "book" has its title on the bottom of the third page, such as "Primary Colors--Curvilinear Solids," the first part of the title refers to the four paper weavings, the latter, the printed objects on the reverse of each page. For example, Book "No. 1,", "Primary Colors--Curvilinear Solids" has one page labeled "Blue" showing two tones of blue woven together, and on the reverse a shaded ball; the next is "Yellow" showing yellow and black interwoven, on the reverse a shaded oval; the third is "Red" showing red and a russet color mixed, with a shaded cylinder; and the last page is "Mixed Primaries" showing color changes as primaries mix, and on the reverse a shaded cone. The other "books" are labeled: No. 2, "Secondary Colors--Rectilinear Solids"; No. 3, "Complimentary Colors and Quadrangles"; No. 4, "Tertiary Colors--Polygons"; and the fifth, "Mixed Tertiaries--Triangles". The fourth paper weaving in each of the books is somewhat different than the others. In Books 3-5 there are black and gold weavings entitled "Fancy", with the weavings from 4 and 5 spelling out the words "FOR MA" and "FOR PAPA" respectively. Also of note: in the corners of the first drawing image are trademarks in the upper right and left corners, on the bottom corners are reproductions of a medal, one side of which reads "International Exhibition, Philadelphia MDCCCLXXVI". "Miss Ida Young[?]" is written, in ms., on top of the unnumbered fifth book.

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Set of wooden forms circa 1880

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