Beads

Name/Title

Beads

Entry/Object ID

2020.22.12a-tt

Description

Green cardboard box filled with painted wooden beads. The box has a rectangular cutout on the top lined with cellophane, showing the contents. The top of the box is printed with the words, "PLAY TIME STRINGING BEADS", and the sides are printed with the words, "HOURS OF AMUSEMENT" and "FAST, NON-POISONOUS COLORS". The turned wooden beads are round with a hole in the center. They are painted pink, blue, green, and yellow.

Context

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Acquisition

Accession

2020.22

Source or Donor

Herrmann, Charles

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company

Date made

circa 1930 - circa 1940

Place

Town

Brandon

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bead, Stringing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bead, Toy

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects