Educational Board Game

Name/Title

Educational Board Game

Entry/Object ID

2018.39.1

Description

Educational Board by Cress, an oval wooden board with slots holding wooden letters (or numbers on the reverse side) that can be rearranged to spell words (or to work arithmatic problems). The board is painted red and has a picture of children on a teeter-totter near the center and pictures of animals around the rim. On the letter side, the patent date is May 23, 1916; on the number side it is October 15, 1912

Cataloged By

Bill Rice

Acquisition

Accession

2018.39

Source or Donor

James Ellis

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1910 - 1919

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Game, Educational

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Game

Nomenclature Class

Game Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Search Terms

education, Games, educational, toys

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ellis, James

Create Date

January 13, 2019

Update Date

August 12, 2026