Blockraft Toy Construction Blocks, 1937-1946

Summary

Children love to build things--whether they create imaginative worlds or smaller versions of the real one. Construction toys are quite literally and figuratively "the building blocks of childhood." Playing with them builds physical and intellectual skills--and encourages creativity. This set of colorful blocks used pegs to help secure a child's creation together.

Children love to build things--whether they create imaginative worlds or smaller versions of the real one. Construction toys are quite literally and figuratively "the building blocks of childhood." Playing with them builds physical and intellectual skills--and encourages creativity. This set of colorful blocks used pegs to help secure a child's creation together.

Artifact

Building blocks

Date Made

1937-1946

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

91.87.48

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Cardboard

Technique

Lithography

Color

Orange (Color)
Blue
Black (Color)
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 2 in

Width: 9.25 in

Length: 10.75 in

Inscriptions

On box top: BLOCKRAFT / TOY CONSTRUCTION BLOCKS

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