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Colouring and Sketching with Metal Stencils

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Description: 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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Date: ca. 1890
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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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Machine Cut Stencil Combination

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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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Drawing Teacher

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One boxed set of paper stencils entitled Drawing Teacher, manufactured by Parker Brothers Incorporated, Salem, Massachusetts, ca. 1910. The set is comprised of 12 paper stencils, featuring flowers, animals, and people, each with a decorative border. The set is housed within a paperboard box that has a color illustrated paper label mounted to the top lid. Accompanying the stencils is one stenciled image, which has been colored. The stencils are housed separately from the box.

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For the Kindergarten, For Little Folks, Drawing Made Easy

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One boxed set of paper stencils entitled For the Kindergarten, For Little Folks, Drawing Made Easy, manufactured by [McLoughlin Bros.], ca. 1890. The set is comprised of 6 large paper stencils. The scenes of the stencils are named on the box lid: "Dutch Wind Mill, German Village, French Convent, New Navy, Old Navy, Summer Home." Accompanying the stencils are 4 illustrations made using the stencils. The stencils are housed within a paperboard box that bears a chromolithograph-illustrated label on the top lid. The label image depicts a boy who is drawing at a table. This image is surrounded by the title and a decorative border. The manufacturer's name is not present on the box nor on the stencils, but the set is very similar to sets 3 and 4 in Box 81, and was probably made by the same manufacturer. Also accompanying this set are four additional, smaller, paper stencils.

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Drawing Made Easy for the Kindergarten, Set No. 5

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One boxed set of paper stencils entitled Drawing Made Easy for the Kindergarten, Set No. 5, manufactured by McLoughlin Bros., New York, 1897. This set of 11 paper stencils contains many of the same stencils as those in Box 81 Set 3. Accompanying the stencils are 5 pencil drawings that have been made with the stencils. Some of the images represented by the stencils include circus performers, animals and famous landmarks. The set is housed within a paperboard box, which has a chromolithograph paper label mounted to the top lid. The image on the lid is of a bespectacled girl who is painting at a desk. "For the Little Folks" and "Set No. 5, 10 kinds" are printed in the lower left-hand and right-hand corners, respectively, of the image. "Copyright 1897 by McLoughlin Bros. N.Y." is printed in the bottom center of the label.

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Drawing Made Easy for the Kindergarten, Set No. 2

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One boxed set of paper stencils entitled Drawing Made Easy for the Kindergarten, Set No. 2, manufactured by McLoughlin Bros., New York, copyright 1897. The set is comprised of 23 paper stencils, a pencil fragment, and three small sheets of brown paper. The set is housed within a paperboard box with an (chromolithograph-)illustrated paper label mounted to the top lid. The image is of a bespectacled girl, painting at a desk. "Copyright 1897" is printed in the lower left-hand corner of the image; "McLoughlin Bros., New York"; "860"; and "Set No. 2" are printed on the label, below the image. The stencils include images of animals, people, and landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty and the Golden Gate Bridge.

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