Richter's Building Blocks, 1880-1900
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Artifact Overview
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. Children could build realistic-looking stone buildings with this set of composite blocks made of sand, chalk and linseed oil.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Building blocks
Date Made
1880-1900
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
65.43.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Stone (Worked rock)
Wood (Plant material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Brown
Gray (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Black (Color)
Red
Green
Dimensions
Height: 1.5 in
Width: 5.688 in
Length: 8.5 in
Inscriptions
On box lid: Richter's / Anchor Box / D. S. Pat. Oct. 26, 1880
On end of box: Building Blocks
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