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- Alphabet Blocks, 1873-1880 -

- 1873-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Alphabet Blocks, 1873-1880
- Playskool Wagon with Blocks, 1957-1960 -

- 1957-1960
- Collections - Artifact
Playskool Wagon with Blocks, 1957-1960
- Puzzle Blocks, 1840-1865 -

- 1840-1865
- Collections - Artifact
Puzzle Blocks, 1840-1865
- Number Blocks, 1850-1860 -

- 1850-1860
- Collections - Artifact
Number Blocks, 1850-1860
- Alphabet Blocks, 1865-1875 - Mid-nineteenth-century companies drew on new technologies to produce and distribute inexpensive toys. In 1858, New York firm S. L. Hill patented "a new and Improved Spelling-Block" with imagery applied directly to the wood. Hill became the first American manufacturer to mass produce toy alphabet blocks. These popular toys helped children learn letters and numbers and practice spelling. They also served as stackable building blocks.

- 1865-1875
- Collections - Artifact
Alphabet Blocks, 1865-1875
Mid-nineteenth-century companies drew on new technologies to produce and distribute inexpensive toys. In 1858, New York firm S. L. Hill patented "a new and Improved Spelling-Block" with imagery applied directly to the wood. Hill became the first American manufacturer to mass produce toy alphabet blocks. These popular toys helped children learn letters and numbers and practice spelling. They also served as stackable building blocks.
- Alphabet Blocks, 1890-1900 -

- 1890-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Alphabet Blocks, 1890-1900
- Alphabet Blocks, 1880-1890 -

- 1880-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Alphabet Blocks, 1880-1890
- Alphabet Blocks, 1867-1875 - Mid-nineteenth-century companies drew on new technologies to produce and distribute inexpensive toys. In 1858, New York firm S. L. Hill patented "a new and Improved Spelling-Block" with imagery applied directly to the wood. Hill became the first American manufacturer to mass produce toy alphabet blocks. These popular toys helped children learn letters and numbers and practice spelling. They also served as stackable building blocks.

- 1867-1875
- Collections - Artifact
Alphabet Blocks, 1867-1875
Mid-nineteenth-century companies drew on new technologies to produce and distribute inexpensive toys. In 1858, New York firm S. L. Hill patented "a new and Improved Spelling-Block" with imagery applied directly to the wood. Hill became the first American manufacturer to mass produce toy alphabet blocks. These popular toys helped children learn letters and numbers and practice spelling. They also served as stackable building blocks.