Alphabet Blocks

Name/Title

Alphabet Blocks

Entry/Object ID

1959.63.29a-z

Description

Box of printed wooden alphabet blocks. The box is decorated with a print of a bird and image of several people in a field, along with the inscription, "THE EMBOSSING COMPANY'S / Illustrated Cubes / SPELLING BLOCKS / No. 86." The blocks are printed in blue and red with uppercase letters, numbers, and images of animals. There are 24 blocks.

Context

Likely used in East Calais, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1959.63

Source or Donor

Wilkinson, Madeleine (1910-1990)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Block, Alphabet

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Block, Toy

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Height

1-3/4 in

Material

Wood, Cardboard

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Village

East Calais

Town

Calais

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America