New Forms and Solids for Object Teaching

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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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  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 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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  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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  Parquetry Blocks

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  One set of wooden parquetry tiles entitled Parquetry Blocks, manufactured by Milton Bradley & Co., of Springfield, Massachusetts, ca. 1920. The set is comprised of 150 small wooden, colored blocks in a variety of shapes and a sheet of printed instructions. The sheet is illustrated with sample designs, and is labeled "4352 Parquetry Blocks." It reads, in part: "These interesting tablets are made of wood and colored in the six colors. They are also of assorted forms, the diamond and half square." The six colors of the wood tiles are red, yellow, blue, orange, green and purple. The set is housed within a paperboard box that has a colored label mounted to the top lid. Mounted to the underside of the bottom lid is a distributor's label which reads: "G.J. Esselen, Successor to Mrs. J.C. White, 19 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass." On one end of the top lid is pasted a handwritten label "Parquetry."

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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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