"CATALOG OF PLAYGROUND DEVICES FOR PARKS, SCHOOLS AND MUNICIPAL PLAYGROUNDS"
Entry/Object ID
2000.80.1.1
Description
"CATALOG OF PLAYGROUND DEVICES FOR PARKS, SCHOOLS AND MUNICIPAL PLAYGROUNDS"
Color: Brown; Green
"Catalog of Devices for Parks, Schools, and Municipal Playgounds," issued by the American Playground Company, 1921. The 48-page artifact has a brown cover with an eagle flanked by stars within a shield at center. Over the eagle is the name of the company, with the city and state below. Across the bottom is the catalog's title. At the beginning is a photograph of the main factory and an introduction to the company and the catalog. Playground equipment available for sale include many types of slides; outdoor gymnasiums; swings; horizontal ladders; teeter ladders; climbing ropes and ladders; see-saws; swings; vaulting horses; vaulting and jumping apparatus; basketball backstops and baskets; basketballs; soccer balls; baseball equipment; boxing gloves; punching bags; volley balls; gymnasium equipment; benches; merry-go-rounds; lawn swings; and pipe adaptors. With abrasions along the spine; dented corners; stains; and overall surface soiling, the object is in fair condition.
Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Balls (Sporting goods), Sporting goods
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Catalogs, American Playground Device Company, Playgrounds--Equipment and supplies, Gymnasiums--Equipment and supplies
