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Machine Cut Stencil Combination

Description: One boxed metal stencil set entitled Machine Cut Stencil Combination, manufacturer unknown, ca. 1885. The set is comprised of a stencil brush, one can of stencil ink, a sponge, a brass alphabet and a set (10) of brass figures (numbers and a dollar sign). The set is housed within a paperboard box which has a printed paper label mounted to the top lid. The label is illustrated with an image of the set in use. Directions and suggestions for use are printed on the label: "For marking boxes, barrels, bags and packages for shipment. Printing all manner of show cards, notices, signs, numbers, prices, etc. Instructive and amusing for Boys." Accompanying the set is a glass jar containing what appears to be white paint, and a cardboard stencil of the letter "V"; these items were not part of the original set. The stencil set has been used. Note: This box is very dirty (due to the dry ink)--please wash hands after handling this item.
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Date: circa 1885
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Drawing Teacher

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One boxed set of paper stencils entitled Drawing Teacher, manufactured by Parker Brothers, Salem, Massachusetts, ca. 1895. The set is comprised of 10 paper stencils which include images of animals, people, and buildings. Also included are two printed sheets of paper, one a set of instructions for the stencils, the other a manufacturer's illustrated advertisement for several board games. The set is housed within a paperboard box that has a color illustrated paper label mounted to the top lid. The image is of a girl holding a stencil in one hand and a completed picture in the other. "John S. Blood" is stamped, in ink, in the upper left-hand corner of the top stencil. The stencils are housed separately from the box. "Lucy Pinkham, East Steuben, ME Dec. 25, 1899." is written in ms., in pencil, twice, on the underside of the box bottom.

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Colouring and Sketching with Metal Stencils

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One boxed set of metal stencils entitled Colouring and Sketching with Metal Stencils, manufactured by W & S B., ca. 1890. The set is comprised of six tin stencils, four colored pencils, one Gillette razor blade (only its wrapper remains) and 5 blank postcards. The stencils were to be used on the postcards; only one postcard has been drawn upon. The set is housed within a paperboard box, which has a paper label mounted to the top lid. The label is illustrated in color with an image of three children playing. "W & S B" and "No. 1241" are printed in the lower left and right-hand corners, respectively, of the lid. "Made in Germany" is printed on the label also. The tin stencils include images of a ship, a train, a windmill and a house.

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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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National Drawing Models

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One boxed drawing model set entitled National Drawing Models, manufacturer unknown, ca. 1885-1895. The set is comprised of 30 heavy paper "tablets" in a variety of shapes (circles, triangles, squares, etc.), 12 brass clips, and 6 wooden rods. The tablets attach to each other with brass clips and rods to form representations of solid three dimensional forms. Instructions for use are provided on the box label. The set contains "3 Circular Tablets; 3 Equilateral Triangular Tablets; 6 Square Tablets; 3 Pentagonal Tablets; 3 Hexagonal Tablets; 4 Wide Oblong Tablets; 4 Narrow Oblong Tablets; 4 Small tablets; 7 Wooden Rods; [and] 12 brass clips." The set is almost complete; only one wooden rod is missing. Some of the "tablets" have small brass holders punched through the center, into which the wooden rod is placed. Note: Conservators have removed the items from the original box and have placed them into separate envelopes. The original box remains with the models. DK notes that these were the "poor man's" version of the Froebel gift boxes of cubes and other forms. These paper create-your-own drawing models were commonly used by the less well-funded public schools.

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Animal Stencils: Easy and Simple Designs for First Steps in Drawing in the Home or School

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One boxed set of paper stencils entitled Animal Stencils: Easy and Simple Designs for First Steps in Drawing in the Home or School, manufactured by the Milton Bradley Company, Springfield, Massachusetts, ca. 1915. The set is comprised of 17 paper stencils, each with "Bradley" embossed in the lower right-hand corner. Also included are 12 sheets of brown and green paper for drawing/tracing the images; most of them have been used. Some of the animals represented by the stencils are: a fish, rabbit, cow, horse, turkey, a horse. There are two fish stencils. The set is housed within a paperboard box; the box is illustrated with a chromolithograph of a horse, a cow, and a dog in a field. "4306" is printed in the lower left-hand corner of the lid; "Milton Bradley Co., Springfield, Mass., U.S.A." is printed in the lower right-hand corner. Directions for use are printed on the underside of the lid. Some of the stencils have been used.

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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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