Educational Game

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Educational Game

Entry/Object ID

2012.2.4243 A-F

Description

An educational game with different components. A. A wooden block container with nine (9) filled squares with different items, including a candlestick, a clock, a stool, a cherry, a pair of scissors, and pieces of grass scenery. The scene contains people working on different chores from picking cherries to working with a saw to a person riding a horse and carriage. B. A wooden container containing eleven (11) wooden blocks and a wooden strip. The wooden blocks have one side painted a color and the others are a crème color. The images include a pail, a bottle, a wheel. a pipe, a shoe, a dog, a purse, a broken window, a bowl of fruit, and a tie. The blocks are 1.25"x 1.25" and the strip is 1'.5" in length. The cardboard container is 1'2.25" in length, 1.75" in width, and 1.75" in depth. C. A wooden container containing thirteen (13) wooden blocks and one wooden strip. The images on the blocks include a cup, a knife, a chicken, an axe, a basket of apples, a pumpkin, a bird, a football, and a crying baby. The wooden blocks are 1.25"x 1.25" and the cardboard strip measures 9". The cardboard container is 1'2.25" in length, 1.75" in width, and 1.75" in depth. D. A wooden container containing ten (10) wooden blocks. The wooden blocks have various images on them, such as a cat, a bottle, a bonnet, a fish, a glove, a mouse, a water pail, and a log. The blocks measure 1.25"x 1.25". The cardboard container is 1'2.25" in length, 1.75" in width, and 1.75" in depth. E. A wooden container containing six (6) wooden blocks. The wooden blocks have pictures of a light bulb, a stack of books, a brown cat, a bird, a yellow cat, and a birdcage. The blocks are 1.25"x 1.25" and the strips measure 10.5" in length. The cardboard container is 1'2.25" in length, 1.75" in width, and 1.75" in depth. F. A black box containing several smaller boxes that hold various wooden blocks and cardboard strips that when used correctly they will make a psychological test. The company, C.H. Stoelting Co. from Chicago, IL. is stamped on the inside of box.

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